Every Burgundy lover knows the name of Domaine Denis Mortet and likely equates the producer with true greatness. Mentored in winemaking by Henri Jayer, one of the most important Burgundian winemakers who ever lived, Denis’ masterful hand has filtered into the genes of his son, Arnaud, with absolute clarity. The Domaine’s meager allocation of wines are highly sought after around the world. This offering represents one of the producer’s most classic expressions of the lauded appellation. This particular bottling, derived from five serious parcels of one of the lowest yielding vintages in years, boasts incredible concentration. This is divine now but as with all great Gevrey, it will reveal its true greatness in a few years to come.

The perfumed nose offers classic aromas of youthful Gevrey-Chambertin including notes of black cherry, wild strawberry, redcurrant, and fresh red plum highlighted by aromas of freshly picked lavender, thyme, forest floor, black tea, a bouquet of wildflowers, crushed rocks, and subtle baking spices from the lightly toasted French oak. The slightly rustic and very structured palate—which is to be expected from a youthful Gevrey—enchants with compact and muscular flavors of crushed stone minerality, wild herbs, wet flowers, tea leaf, grape stems, redcurrant, and pomegranate. Decant for 60-minutes if you’re going to pop this gorgeously concentrated Pinot in the very near future. Poised to cellar a decade-plus.