2023 Gevrey Chambertin Clos Village

The 2023 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Village comes from a parcel adjacent to the winery and was matured in 20% new oak with around 40% whole bunch. This is tightly wound on the nose with black cherry, briar and touches of tobacco coming through with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid red fruit on the entry. It is focused with fine grip, good weight and depth on the finish. This is a well-crafted Gevrey-Village that may well surpass the previous vintage. Heresztyn-Mazzini is an estate that I have visited regularly for a decade now. They might not be one of Gevrey’s “superstars,” but they have been producing excellent wine for several years. Underlying their success is a cluster of choice holdings, biodynamic vineyard husbandry and an attention to detail in the winery, where I find assiduous use of whole clusters. Their 2023s may well be the finest set of releases so far, perhaps better than the 2022s. “We did a green harvest in July for two weeks. There was a lot of rain that month, so we used silica when it was dry, which helped with the structure of the wine. I had never seen such a precocious vintage. Picking began on September 7 and the average yield was around 35 hl/ha.”

The 2023 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Village comes from a parcel adjacent to the winery and was matured in 20% new oak with around 40% whole bunch. This is tightly wound on the nose with black cherry, briar and touches of tobacco coming through with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid red fruit on the entry. It is focused with fine grip, good weight and depth on the finish. This is a well-crafted Gevrey-Village that may well surpass the previous vintage.