2020 Mazis Chambertin
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The 2020 Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru is still young and unevolved and hasn't developed much complexity, but don't hold that against it, since it has remarkable purity, concentration, and length. Offering a darker fruit style, with classic underbrush, spice, and earthy notes, it stays straight and focused on the palate, with a good spine of acidity as well as building tannins. It has an awesome finish. Hide bottles for 4-5 years, and it's going to evolve for 20 years.
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Matthew Hayes, jancisrobinson.com
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Cask sample. Deep ruby. Great volume with an inky, iodine profile. Huge presence but toned by tangible minerality. (MH)
The 2020 Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru comes from 87-year old vines that were bought by Bernstein in 2013. It has quite a refined bouquet with black plum, bilberry, pressed violet petals and light incense aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black cherry and raspberry fruit, quite sorbet-fresh towards the finish with veins of blood orange and tangerine. Probably the best cuvée in ‘20.
About the producer
Olivier Bernstein is among the most successful producers in Burgundy, setting the bar high for the growing number of micro-négociants in the region by producing wines that compete with those of the Côte d’Or’s finest domaines.