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1999 Denis Mortet Chambertin

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RATINGS

92Wine Spectator

Beautiful. Full-bodied, ripe and smoky. Distinct oak accents mingle with black fruit. A complex, dark-colored red. Delivers lots of floral notes on the long, smooth finish. Drink now through 2009.

92Burghound.com

Thick, dense black Gevrey fruit with a solidly complex, slightly austere flavor profile and outstanding richness on the exceptionally long finish... the complexity has really come up... seems very promising for the medium term.

91Stephen Tanzer

...aromatic nose of black raspberry, gunflint, smoke and earth. Sweet and stylish, with subtly aromatic inner-mouth flavors of underbrush, earth and game. Comes across as vinous and delineated despite the measurably low acidity.

REGION

France, Burgundy, Côte d'Or, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin, Le Chambertin

Chambertin is a 32.5 acre Grand Cru vineyard in the Gevrey-Chambertin appellation. More than 25 proprietors own parcels, and some parcels are as small as about 50 square yards. The famous vineyard gets its name from a 7th century peasant, Monsieur Bertin. The name is assumed to come from the phrase “champ Bertin,” or Bertin’s field. Chambertin has an altitude that varies from 275 to 300 meters and is tucked under the Montagne de la Combe-Grisard, sheltering the site from strong winds. The soil is limestone, though there is also clay and gravel. Principal proprietors by acreage owned are Armand Rousseau, 5.38 acres; Jean and Jean-Louis Trapet, 4.75 acres; and Rossignol-Trapet, 4 acres.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir, Grand Cru

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.

VINTAGE

1999 Denis Mortet Chambertin

72 cases produced