2006 Mazis Chambertin
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Tasting notes
Bize-Leroy's Domaine d'Auvenay 2006 Mazis-Chambertin is subtly smoky and ripe blackberry and purple plum in the nose; exhibits more tension than many of the Leroy this vintage, as well as manifestly tightly-stitched tannins; and finishes with uncanny exuberance, refreshment, and lift for any red wine. This misses quite the mysterious depth and complexity of the best Leroy 2006s, and it's surprising in tasting this side-by-side with the Bonnes Mares how much more of a carnal dimension is present in the latter. But the purity, energy, and buoyancy on display in this Mazis are striking and along with the wine's palpable though seamlessly-integrated tannic structure promise the potential for long evolution during which no doubt greater nuance will be revealed. Dec 2009, www.robertparker.com
Critic scores
David Schildknecht, Vinous
About the producer
Domaine d’Auvenay is part of the Leroy empire (along with Domaine Leroy and Maison Leroy). It is named after Lalou Bize-Leroy’s home, an old hunting lodge outside Saint-Romain in the hills above Auxey-Duresses, which she shared with her husband Marcel until he passed away in 2004.