Arnaud Mortet - Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru - Rouge - 2020

Wine:

The 2020 Red Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru is a great wine, true to the estate's DNA. We find notes of baccarat roses, typical of the Côte de Nuits, as well as lovely spicy and smoky notes. Concentrated, full-bodied juice. The silky, well-managed ageing gives this wine all the dimension and attention it needs. Rated 93-95/100 by Parker.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Part of the harvest is vinified as whole grapes, with alcoholic fermentation using only indigenous yeasts. Very moderate pumping over and punching down. Aged for 18 months in oak barrels, of which one-third are new, one-third one-wine barrels and one-third two-wine barrels.

Temperature:

Serve between 14 and 16°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Roast prime rib of beef, veal medallion with foie gras, duckling stuffed with morel mushrooms.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2038 and beyond for enthusiasts

Arnaud Mortet - son of the iconic and late Denis Mortet - set up his own estate with his sister Clémence in 2016, taking over 4 fabulous hectares from his father's estate, including the finest finages in the Charmes-Chambertin and Mazoyères-Chambertin grands crus. A new beginning for Arnaud and Clémence, who continue to work in parallel at the head of the Denis Mortet estate.
The children have nothing to envy their father's talent, and the same success runs in their genes; so much so that from the moment they are born, these wines set the world on fire, and lovers of great Burgundies are snapping them up.