The king, the queen and the Chambertin knights .. or in more local terms .. Rousseau, Leroy, Dugat-Py, Ponsot and Denis Mortet ... certainly some of the rare birds on the Burgundian vineyard maps. The Domaine Denis Mortet plot in Chambertin I … [Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Denis Mortet, Chambertin
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Dennis Mortet, Gevery-Chambertin 2012
The Gevrey-Chambertin 2012 from Dennis Mortet is still very youthful. The oak is quite dominant in the nose (caramel) - the fruit is relatively fresh offering both red and darker berries. On the palate fine fruit - good freshness and medium length. … [Read more...] about Dennis Mortet, Gevery-Chambertin 2012
Dennis Mortet, Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux St. Jacques 1999
The Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux St. Jacques 1999 is starting to show some matured notes. In the bouquet red and dark berry fruit ... raspberries with hints of sweeter red fruits, sous-bois, spiced with hints of gun powder and oak. On the palate quite … [Read more...] about Dennis Mortet, Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux St. Jacques 1999
Dennis Mortet, Gevery-Chambertin Les Champeaux 1996
The Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champeaux 1996 from Dennis Mortet is still very undeveloped and tightly knit. The bouquet is bursting with gun powder and raspberries ... with only a few signs of age. On the palate tight and edgy with a powerful midpalate … [Read more...] about Dennis Mortet, Gevery-Chambertin Les Champeaux 1996
Dennis Mortet, Chambolle Musigny Aux Beaux Bruns 2011
The Aux Beaux Bruns is a quite muscular Chambolle. This relatively unknown 1er cru is located below Les Groseilles and Les Gruenchers . The nose is quite expressive with notes of red berry fruit ... cherries, plum ... spiced with a earthy … [Read more...] about Dennis Mortet, Chambolle Musigny Aux Beaux Bruns 2011
Dennis Mortet, Gevrey Chambertin VV 2007
The 2007 VV from Dennis Mortet is showing very well. Wonderful ripe red notes on the nose, and a very juicy and vibrant fruit on the palate. Very good minerality and length for a village wine, really a pleasure. Taste good now, but will keep for at … [Read more...] about Dennis Mortet, Gevrey Chambertin VV 2007
Dennis Mortet Gevrey Chambertin 2009
A good and balanced wine from Mortet. A wine with some trace of the 2009 vintage, quite heavy and dense, but still a very wine good. 88p (2012 - 2020) … [Read more...] about Dennis Mortet Gevrey Chambertin 2009
Dennis Mortet Gevrey Chambertin 1996
The Gevrey Chambertin 1996 is a surprisingly good effort from Dennis Mortet. Showed good fruit and nice sweet tones. Mortet was highly extracted in the mid-1990s, but this wine has developed better than expected, and now behaves like a fairly classic … [Read more...] about Dennis Mortet Gevrey Chambertin 1996