I had a ownership interest for many years in a wine distributorship
that handled among others, Martine's portfolio of wines. I had the
opportunity to buy a lot of Burgundy at a significant savings. During
that time I bought a lot of Mortet, Leroy, Nicholas Rossignol,
Brocard, Perrot-Minot etc and was afforded the opportunity to visit
these makers many times. Of these wines, I suspect that Perrot-Minot
was the most interesting parcel from the standpoint of how the wines
have evolved under Christophe Perrot-Minot. I opened a bottle of 2007
Chambertin "Clos de Beze" last night to assess the his wine from the
2007 vintage. It's fair to say that imo, the wines are really
becoming essential Burgundy. This wine was a clear bright burgundy in
the glass somewhat paler in color than earlier vintages. The nose was
pure mineral at first with a bit of cherry and apple pie spice. WIth
time the nose opened up a bit and violets, raspberry and earthy
mushrooms joined the mix. Medium bodied on the palate, the wine was a
bit subdued on the palate but gained power with time. This is a very
transparant, terroir driven wine that appears to be slightly shut down
at the moment but may, in time, become an incredible example of what
Burgundy should or can be. I won't touch another bottle for at least
5-7 years.