Denis Mortet, Gevrey Chambertin Lavaut St Jacques other_regions_italy Ruby-purple

Ruby-purple

Cellarmaster Hervé Deschamps’ first solo vintage and still one of his best

A slightly riper and more complex nose of very earthy and slightly sauvage dark berry fruit aromas set of by a touch of wood spice leads to dense and attractively textured medium-full flavors that possess a seductive mouth feel and I like the subtle sense of harmony as this is balanced

the wine holds its own as one of the most beautiful in the entire appellation and one of the best in the somewhat lackluster vintage

It's a wine for fans of the style and needs several years in bottle to balance its tannins

Denis Mortet, Gevrey Chambertin Lavaut St Jacques other_regions_italy Ruby-purpleAs it did from cask the nose is partially compromised by the presence of noticeable reduction so be sure to decant this. By contrast, there is excellent vibrancy and punch to the intensely mineralinflected medium weight flavors that possess fine delineation and a lovely sense of underlying tension on the complex, persistent and palate staining finish. This is really quite impressive and worth considering. 93 2019+