2013 Chambertin
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Good dark red. Very floral, pure scents of blueberry, smoked meat, licorice and coffee; these vines were picked before the big weekend of rain in early October, according to Mortet. Wonderfully suave and floral in the mouth; not a fat style but boasts a fine-grained texture and enticing violet lift. Dense, precise, energetic wine, but will it ever match the 2014 for nuance? Finishes with very good focus and length. Mortet carried out a very soft extraction here, including "almost no pigeage ." He explained: "We couldn't take the risk; we couldn't look for elements that weren't there. And of course we wanted to avoid vegetal tannins. You take what Nature gives you."
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Neal Martin
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Bright red with ruby highlights. Captivating violet lift to the aromas of dark berries and pungent minerals. Intensely flavored and gripping, boasting compelling inner-mouth perfume to the flavors of black cherry, blackberry, violet and underbrush. A saline quality contributes to the impression of energy. Finishes very long and complex, with noble tannins. A very classy wine from a cold terroir . The young Mortet has brought his Chambertin to a consistently higher level in recent years.
Matured entirely in new oak, the 2013 Chambertin Grand Cru has a beguiling, elegant bouquet that is beautifully defined with superb mineralité coming through with aeration. Nothing flamboyant, nothing overstated here. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, fine acidity, very harmonious, with a svelte texture and it positively glides toward the pure sorbet-like finish. The small number of owners will be glad they have some of this nectar - for me, one of the wines of the vintage.
Matured entirely in new oak, the 2013 Chambertin Grand Cru has a beguiling, elegant bouquet that is beautifully defined with superb mineralite coming through with aeration. Nothing flamboyant, nothing overstated here. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, fine acidity, very harmonious, with a svelte texture and it positively glides toward the pure sorbet-like finish. The small number of owners will be glad they have some of this nectar - for me, one of the wines of the vintage. Dec 2014, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
This estate, today with Arnaud Mortet at the helm, makes some of Gevrey-Chambertin’s finest wines. Working with 16 hectares, as well as a few négociant parcels, this property makes perfumed and chiselled Pinot Noir.