Mazoyeres Chambertin Taupenot Merme 2008
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Mazoyeres Chambertin Taupenot Merme 2008
HED06163
75 cl
13.5%
£200.00
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Mazoyères-Chambertin 2008 from Taupenot-Merme is a red wine from the Gevrey-Chambertin appellation of Burgundy. This 100% Pinot Noir is a precise reflection of a cool, late-ripening vintage, harvested from 0.6 hectares of very old vines. The terroir`s Bajocian limestone scree provides excellent drainage, which was crucial during the damp 2008 cycle. Following cold soaking and maturation in 40% new oak, the wine exhibits a linear, crunchy red fruit profile and a firm tannic structure that is only now beginning to soften.
89 Robert Parker
As might correctly be inferred from the existence of a Taupenot family 2008 Mazoyeres-Chambertin – from a large parcel planted in 1959 – their Charmes is all from the true Charmes rather than any of it being from Mazoyeres. Surprisingly at odds with the character of that Charmes, this Mazoyeres displays a very gamey, almost acridly smoky nose – certainly in part a function of reduction, but not one I could shake-off. Medicinal herbs strike a more typical Morey-side note and the sense of meatiness is cleaner on the palate, mingling with herbal concentrate and bitter-edged dark berries and tinged with black pepper, all impressively long-lasting. While anything but winsome, this certainly merits revisiting, and its abundant but fine-grained tannin – not to mention its overall reductive cast – encourage the belief that it will hold up robustly for at least a decade.
- David Schildknecht
- David Schildknecht
89 Vinous
The 2008 Mazoyères-Chambertin Grand Cru has a really lovely, expressive bouquet with lively red fruit, slightly ferrous at first, touches of orange pith and undergrowth, hints of wild truffle. The palate is medium-bodied with a little chewiness on the entry, quite menthol in style, medicinal even, with good density on the finish. Fine. Neal Martin24th August 2022
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