Aged in a little less new oak than last year (60% new) allows the wonderful terroir of this fine lieu dit to sing even louder. Bright, juicy and tense, high toned aromas of rose, cherry blossom and red summer berry fruits. The palate is exquisitely fine, showing notes of redcurrant, red cherry, rose, rosehip jelly and loganberry with touches of limestone and chalk, sumptuous, moreish but unwaveringly precise and focused. A fine old vines (60-year-old) ‘lieu-dit’ situated just underneath the Champeaux 1er Cru on a gentle slope; one of the very best terroirs for Gevrey Villages.
Denis Mortet's death in the early part of 2006 was a tragedy that shook the wine world. He was able to make the 2005s and fortunately his talented son Arnaud was waiting in the wings to take over. Denis was already leaning towards making a more gentle style of Burgundy in 2006 and Arnaud seems to have even more whole-heartedly adopted this philosophy, moving closer to the wines of great uncle, Charles Rousseau. During fermantation, extraction is very light and much less new oak (no more than 40%) is employed during élévage. Whole bunches are used during fermentations for all but the basic cuvées, to varying degrees depending on the vineyard and vintage. Arnaud has refined his style and is now at the top of his game, making effortless, crystalline red Burgundies that rate among the finest in the Côte.
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