July 29, 2022 - Burgundy Wimps (La Trompette, Chiswick): Rich nose, red and black fruits, smoke, touch of cigarette ash, vanilla. Medium/full bodied, rich red cherry fruit, firm tannin, spice, fresh acidity, good length finish.
December 1, 2018 - Excellent burgundy, perfect with chinese dishes tonight!
Teck Kong bro, discussion and update on 22 Mar 2022:
Denis Mortet died tragically in Jan 2006, taking his own life due to depression thus producing his last vintage in 2005. This 2007 is in fact from what is described as being from the uncalloused hands of his then 25 year old son, Arnaud.
It is Arnaud Mortet who continues in his fathers legacy, continuing in the journey of producing elegant wines with traditional viticulture methods.
Hong Kong, 1 Dec 2018
March 27, 2018 - Translucent ruby. Initially reticent on the nose but opens up to offer red fruit, freshly turned earth, and well integrated oak. Beautiful fruit and balance on the palate with fine grained tannins which still offer a bit of grip.
March 5, 2018 - Chris Bratcher's Birthday Tasting with Martine's Wines (Riverside Wine & Spirits): Young Arnaud Mortet took over after the tragic death of his father Denis. Everything is done by hand with no machines used and horses used to plough. He has moved to his own style with more scrupulous fruit selection, gentler macerations, and less new oak.
January 28, 2016 - A bit neutral, light and not so interesting on the nose anymore. Still have the sweetness but lack of balance and length. A little to late for this.
August 12, 2014 - Nose is wonderful but given price, and the comparison to the 2010, this is disappointing - everything is watered down, and unfortunately that leaves the wine out of balance. Oak is slightly too much. The wisps of cherry and earth and exotic spice - great as they are on the nose - make the slightly bitter finish, not as long as hoped for, and the slightly thin mid palate frustrating. Want to love it. Do love what has happened here since 2006. But much better value to be had at the VV level in better vintages than here. Given price, only 88
March 14, 2013 - Mid ruby, dense red and black cherry nose. The palate reflects the nose with lovely fruit of sour, dark cherries, really good.
October 27, 2012 - This bottle delivers very well. Meaty deep fruit with minerals and stones in the layers of complexity. A bit green maybe but the Gevrey power make sure it is not too much. Good stuff.
December 12, 2010 - Blind. Translucent ruby. Jammy nose, but unpleasant and green on the palate. I thought it was a 2006 Gevrey.
April 19, 2010 - 2007 Red Burgundy Tasting; 4/10/2010-4/19/2010 (Tel Aviv): Dark purple-crimson. Huge jammy nose, quite slutty and modern. Big black berries, very approachable now, but I doubt that it will age well. Lacks acidity to my palate.