2016 Château de Chamirey Mercurey 1er Cru Cuvée Les Cinq

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 92 points

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  12/21/2022 - AD_jutant Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I got this from a spontaneous visit of Burgundy this summer that sparked my interest in wine. Since I did not know much about Burgundy at the time, we ended up in random producers’ tasting rooms and this was my favourite wine. Les Cinq is a blend of 5 different premier crus that Château de Chamirey has around Mercurey. That’s why it’s still labelled as primer cru without specifying the vineyard, which I think is kinda cool. When tasting in summer I found it the most balanced and complex of all their wines that were offered and so grabbed a few bottles. First time trying the 2016, though. Anyway, the notes.
  
  Colour: ruby in the glass, but more garnet when tilted and held against a piece of paper. Clearing at the rim, transparent enough to see my fingers through it but not very clearly.
  
  Nose: red currant straight off the bush, some spice, I’d say it’s cumin, a little black fruit – plum – that develops with time, and finally that specific Pinot Noir/Gamay note that I always get but can never pinpoint: it’s somewhat floral, fresh-cut grass? a little pine? meadow foxtail? Idk. One day I will figure it out and feel confident enough to blind taste.
  
  Taste: More red currant and of course that Pinot note. The wine is powerful but delicate and what I liked the most was the perfect acidity for me: it’s pretty high but it does not completely overpower the wine, it doesn’t taste “sour”. This acidity brings me again to plum but this time a little unripe and sour. Finally, it makes for a great, reasonably long finish.
  
  We paired it with a modest cheese plate, and it actually worked the best with extra-hard aged cheese.

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  4/23/2022 - Quiet Lion wrote: flawed

  Moderately flawed (corked?). Worsened with air and left lingering burnt taste on tongue for an hour.

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  6/9/2020 - warbler4306 wrote:

  Lovely ruby dark garnet colour.
  Discreet nose with woody notes.
  Complex on the palate. Smoothy tanins.
  An excellent wine for cellaring.
  
  Excellent with leg of lamb , or beef tenderloin or roasted veal would be great pairings.
  
  It can be served at 13-14°C or cellared for 8 to 10 years.

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