THE PRODUCER
Acknowledged as one of the finest winemakers on the Cote d’Or, Arnaud Mortet
assumed the enormous mantle developed by his father Denis who died in 2006 at
the early age of 51. Denis Mortet had been making outstanding wines since the
mid-1990s through vineyard management and winemaking inspired by Henri Jayer and
Leroy. Their holdings are mainly in Gevrey with wonderful (though expensive)
Chambertin Grand Cru and Bonnes Mares but also an excellent Lavaux-Saint-Jacques
and some evolving stars in their Les Champeaux. They are also well represented
in Chambolle, Vosne and Vougeot.

Arnaud commenced at the estate in 1999 and continued, even accelerated hid his
father’s work in fine tuning the winemaking by reducing extraction by gentler
maceration and the level of new oak to take the wines to an even greater level
of intensity combined with elegance and finesse. Work in the vineyards has
returned to sustainable practices including ploughing by horse and elimination
of any machinery.

The results are wines of seductive fragrance and texture - from simple Bourgogne
through to the exemplary Chambertin - result from impeccable work in the
vineyards and very low yields combined with ever-inquiring winemaking. The
estate Denis Mortet is acclaimed by critics and fellow winemakers alike.

THE WINE
Mortet is one of the largest owners in Lavaux Saint-Jacques with 1.16 hectares
of 60 plus year old south-facing vines. The vineyard is one of the cooler Gevrey
sites due to it being nestled towards the Combe de Lavaux and thus the fresh air
draining into the valley at night. The fermentation includes varying degrees of
whole cluster fruit, although often around 50%, and is followed by ageing for
around 18 months in oak barrel, 70% of which are new. Always a finely structured
and elegant wine, Lavaux-St-Jacques is fresher and more elegant than Mortet’s
Champeaux premier cru.

INFORMATION

Type:Red
Vintage:2009Country:FranceRegion:Burgundy - Cote de Nuits
Sub region:Gevrey Chambertin
Grape:100% Pinot NoirStyle:Savory and ClassicSweetness:DryABV:13.5%Drinking
window:2019 - 2039Size:750mlFood match:Duck, Goose and Game Birds
CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.