Denis Mortet Bourgogne Rouge Cuvee de Noble Souche 2019

PRE-ARRIVAL DUE MID JUNE

As always, the fruit for this wine comes from the plateau at Daix, near Marsannay. The vines here sit at 400 metres, bringing freshness and purity. The very low yields bring remarkable depth and age-worthiness. It is outstanding for its level (it has been for decades) and it will live—and improve—for five to ten years.

Five-star wine This first class Bourgogne has a glowing purple colour with a superb energetic pinot bouquet. Really intense red and blackcurrant and blackberry fruit suffuses the palate, utterly delicious. 89-91 points, Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy

Outstanding, top value An exceptionally fresh and bright nose offers up notes of pretty red berries, earth and a whiff of oak. There is equally good freshness and punch to the appealingly textured middle weight flavors that possess a lovely sense of balance and virtually no rusticity. This is an excellent Bourgogne and one to check out. 87-89 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound