Heresztyn Mazzini, Gevrey Chambertin Vv

Heresztyn Mazzini, Gevrey Chambertin Vv(from a mix of vines that average 60+ years of age; the lieux dits include Platires and Murots). This is aromatically quite similar to the Clos Village though the fruit is slightly denser and that sense of better density is confirmed by the bigger, richer and more concentrated flavors that possess both more power and persistence on the attractively complex finale. This, by contrast, is very Gevrey in style. (88 91) 2021+

especially for near and medium-term drinking

plenty of black fruit laced with tar and black pepper

Give this 5-8 years of time before popping a cork and enjoy it for the next 20 years after that

ripe dark cherries

Would that it were priced similarly to RWT

an average year for less meticulous producers”

Bright ruby-red

That linear flinty note is just terrific

An overtly ripe yet agreeably fresh nose mixes notes of spice

This extremely promising and stylish effort will need to develop better depth to merit the upper end of my projected range but if it does this could be brilliant

Chardonnay is from Cramant

The velvety and exceptionally rich flavors possess a different and more seductive texture than usual if perhaps a bit less minerality