Denis Mortet Gevrey Chambertin Lavaux St Jacques 1er Cru 2012 750ml

Burghound.com, Jan 15, 2015
Subtle but not invisible wood frames the layered and complex nose of dark berry fruit, stone, herbal tea and distinctly sauvage aromas. There is good volume and excellent power to the dense and serious mineral-inflected medium weight flavors that deliver impressive length on the balanced finish. This terrific effort is a lovely combination of moderate refinement with excellent power and persistence. One to look for.

Denis Mortet took every measure to produce the finest, ripest fruit possible, creating a style of wine which in Denis' words was "a pleasure to drink young or old". This is a man for whom young vines are 25-years-old and who cultivated his village wines just as if they were a Grand Cru; thus all his reds saw 100% new oak (François Frères oak at that), which they carried very well, although in some years the wines were highly oak-driven. Denis Mortet's immaculate vineyards were the key and his energy in leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of excellence completed the picture. His 10 hectares encompass 14 different appellations and is a far cry from the days of his father, Charles , who started off with only one hectare. Denis Mortet continued to expand his holdings before his untimely passing, and his two grands crus, Clos-de-Vougeot and Chambertin, are both on a lease.
Sadly, Denis Mortet committed suicide in early 2006. His last vintage was 2005.

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