2012 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru "Les Champeaux" 0,75 l Denis Mortet

(25% vendange entier ): Bright, dark red. Brooding aromas of black raspberry, black cherry and stone. At once creamy and delineated, with the intense dark fruit and floral flavors boasting superb sappy inner-mouth lift. Spreads out horizontally to saturate the palate on the very long, lightly salty aftertaste. A great example of this premier cru, where the very old vines produced just 25 hectoliters per hectare in 2012.

(aging in 50% new oak; the yield here was just 25 hectoliters per hectare): Good bright, dark red. Slightly reduced but pure aromas of strawberry, raspberry and crushed stone. At once silky and energetic, offering terrific stony penetration to the vibrant red berry flavors. Delivers lovely density without any impression of weight. Real tiny-berry intensity here. Finishes tactile, energetic and very long. Wonderfully precise and pure.

Mortet's 2012 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champeaux boasts incredible depth and energy along with a deceptively mid-weight personality. Dark red/bluish fruit, smoke and floral notes abound in the glass. The Champeaux has a pretty similar profile to the Vieilles Vignes, but with more depth and sustain. Here the flavors are bold and incisive to match the wine's focused tannic presence. This is another 2012 that is going to require time.