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2009 Mazis-Chambertin, Grand Cru, Olivier Bernstein, Burgundy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Pinot Noir
For laying down
Jancis Robinson MW
17/20
Allen Meadows
93-95/100
Product: 20091019780
2009 Mazis-Chambertin, Grand Cru, Olivier Bernstein, Burgundy

Description

This Mazis will not lie down easily to the challenge posed by the Clos de Bèze for top dog status in the Bernstein range. It has a marvellously dense, backward nose and a sublimely full palate coming from grapes which were evidently picked at the perfect moment. There is a fabulous crunchy finish and amazing persistence. The 80 year old vines are speaking. It may open out a little earlier, but otherwise 2018-2028.
Jasper Morris MW, Fine Wine Buyer
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2009
Alcohol % 13.5
Maturity For laying down
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Full Bodied
Producer Olivier Bernstein

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 17/20
Very dark. A little bit of oak still on the nose. Sinewy and quite polished and even a little light! Certainly not one of their densest wines. Rather pretty in terms of structure though I reserve judgment really in view of the lingering oak influence... jancis_robinson_mw MW, www.JancisRobinson.com, Jan 2011
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Jan 2011)
Allen Meadows 93-95/100
Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru is moderately reduced though it's clear that the underlying fruit is quite ripe. The big-bodied and overtly muscular flavors are rich, intense, detailed and conspicuously mineral-driven while being supported by a sap enrobed tannic spine that lends a distinct tactile impression to the long, serious and driving finish. Like several of the grands cru wines in the Bernstein range, this wine is built for the long-term and will need it. allen_meadows, burghound_com.com, Jan 2011
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (Jan 2011)

About this wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.
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Olivier Bernstein

Much has changed in Burgundy, both economically and climatologically, since Olivier Bernstein began his eponymous project with the 2007 vintage. Yet the aim here remains essentially the same: to produce wines of the highest possible quality and to forego nothing in a quest to create elegant, sensual and refined wines that can sit comfortably among the top wines of Burgundy. It is this quest for perfection that has seen Olivier cease production of two of his Premiers Crus in order to focus on his domaine holding in Champeaux, and the seven Grands Crus which are now well established in the range: Charmes-Chambertin; Mazis-Chambertin; Chambertin Clos de Bèze; Chambertin; Clos de la Roche; Bonnes Mares; and Clos de Vougeot.
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