Mazoyeres Chambertin, Domaine Perrot-Minot 2010

This is also intensely earthy and while not as elegant it is just as complex with a well-layered mix of both red and dark berry fruit where the animale character of a classic Gevrey is front and center. There is outstanding intensity to the very rich and palate coating large-scaled flavors that possess excellent depth of material and while the strikingly long finish is quite firmly structured there is nothing aggressive or astringent about it. A powerful and altogether classic example of the appellation.

(from all-millerande grapes and a yield of just 25 hectoliters per hectare, according to Perrot-Minot): Good deep red. Complex, expressive aromas of ripe strawberry, currant, minerals, flowers and spices. Powerful sweetness and strong ripe acidity give the middle palate outstanding energy but will need time in bottle to come into full harmony. Great verve to the dark fruit and bitter chocolate flavors. Finishes extremely long and penetrating. (I will wait to taste the Clos de Beze and Chambertin from bottle as both of these wines were at the end of their malolactic fermentations in November and full of gas.)