2019 Gevrey-Chambertin, Village, Domaine Tawse, Burgundy
- Red
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Pinot Noir
Ready - youthful
Product: 20191426092
Description
Tawse has one of the largest holdings in Mazis. This is, arguably, the best expression of the vineyard. The oldest vines – 75-80 years old – make up 12% of the blend, going in as whole berries; the rest are destemmed. Elegant and sophisticated, but with classic Mazis spice and wildness, this’ll take time to reveal all its majesty. Drink 2029-2041.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Domaine Tawse
About this wine
Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.
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Gevrey-Chambertin
Gevrey-Chambertin is the largest wine-producing village in Burgundy’s Côte d'Or. Located in the far north of the Côtes de Nuits, the classic style is typically deeper in colour, firmer in body and more tannic in structure than most red Burgundy. While in the past there have been myriad underperformers here, the overall quality is now higher than ever and the best can develop into the most complete and long-lived Pinot Noir in the world.
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Domaine Tawse
Our relationship with Domaine Tawse goes back to the days of Domaine Maume, which was purchased in 2012 by Canadian Moray Tawse. The domaine is today run by Englishman Mark Fincham. A thoughtful and articulate winemaker, Mark can be relied upon for an original take on the vintage, and on the state of vinous play in Burgundy generally. Mark farms the estate biodynamically.
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