2011 Mazoyeres Chambertin Vieilles Vignes

Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. The Mazoyeres-Chambertin Grand Cru 2011 from Perrot-Minot is showing a touch of reduction on the nose with tightly wound red berry fruit that need to be unleashed. At the moment the aromatics feel straitjacketed. The palate is ripe and rounded on the entry, fat in the mouth, with lugubrious raspberry and cassis fruit, however, it is missing some finesse on the smudged finish.

Full, dark red. Redcurrant, iron and a hint of game on the slightly wild nose. More masculine and structured than the Charmes and considerably tighter today, with pepper and spice notes from some whole-cluster fermentation accenting the wine's dark berry flavors. Very tactile, minerally wine with a savory finish and little in the way of easy sweetness. This needs a good six or seven years of patience.