Domaine Thierry Mortet : Chambolle-Musigny 1er cru "Aux Beaux Bruns" 2023

Characteristics and tasting tips for the Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru "Aux Beaux Bruns" 2023 from Domaine Thierry Mortet

Tasting notes

Colour

The colour is dark for a Chambolle-Musigny, with deep ruby hues shading towards garnet, reflecting the density characteristic of this clay-limestone terroir.

Nose

The nose opens with ripe dark fruit aromas, led by blackberry and black cherry, enhanced by a touch of pepper and spicy notes that add complexity to the whole.

Palate

The palate is long and intense, supported by smooth tannins and a fine, delicate structure. The finish reveals a return of red fruit, in an elegant balance between richness and freshness.

Food and wine pairing

This wine is ideal with poultry, duck and game birds. It pairs particularly well with roast duck breast in a cherry sauce, but also with slow-cooked meats, mature cheeses such as Époisses or Comté, and mushroom dishes.

Serving and cellaring

This Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru "Aux Beaux Bruns" 2023 is best served at around 16 to 18°C, ideally after decanting to allow its bouquet to fully unfold. Thanks to its structure and freshness, this wine has good ageing potential.

Other characteristics

This still, dry wine belongs to the category of age-worthy red wines, with no notable residual sugar, and is typical of the expression of Pinot Noir on a clay-limestone terroir.

A structured Chambolle-Musigny from Domaine Thierry Mortet

The estate

Domaine Thierry Mortet was founded in 1992 in Gevrey-Chambertin, in Burgundy, following the dissolution of Domaine Charles Mortet & Fils. Run today by owner Thierry Mortet, together with his wife Véronique and, since 2020, their daughter Lise, the estate farms approximately 8.5 hectares, committed to organic farming, officially certified in 2007. Renowned for its rigorous viticulture and traditional, minimally interventionist winemaking, it has built a solid reputation in the appellations of Gevrey-Chambertin and Chambolle-Musigny.

The vineyard

This Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru comes from the climat Aux Beaux Bruns, located at the northern tip of the appellation, with a south-easterly exposure, just below the climat Les Groseilles. The estate's plot, of approximately 0.22 hectares, is planted with vines around 30 years old on predominantly clay-limestone soils with flint, a composition that gives the wine a more pronounced structure than the average Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru.

Winemaking and ageing

This Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru "Aux Beaux Bruns" 2023 is produced using traditional, minimally interventionist winemaking, in keeping with the house style. The grapes are fully destemmed before fermentation, then the wine is aged for around 16 months in barrels, of which approximately 30% are new oak, in order to give structure to the wine without masking the expression of the terroir.

Grape variety

100% Pinot Noir.