Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Dom D'Auvenay |
Label Name: | Mazis Chambertin Grand Cru |
Vintage: | 1997 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Gevrey-Chambertin, Côte de Nuits (Burgundy) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
The Wine Advocate (WA) 95 for the 1997 vintage; extremely notable auction presence (Sotheby’s lot listings)
Tasting Note
Concentrated black- and red-cherry, licorice, spice, earth and leather; velvety texture, ripe supple tannins and a long mineral finish with tobacco and truffle hints.
Food Pairing
Roast lamb, duck confit, beef short ribs, mushroom risotto, aged cheeses (Époisses); Asian: Peking duck, char siu pork, miso-glazed black cod, Korean bulgogi, soy-braised shiitake dishes.
Production Method
Hand-harvested; biodynamic farming; native-yeast fermentation with gentle maceration; aged ~16–20 months in French oak, bottled with minimal intervention.
Vineyard Info
Domaine d'Auvenay (Lalou Bize-Leroy) is a tiny, highly regarded biodynamic estate (~4 ha) owning ~0.25 ha in Mazis; famed for rare, long-lived Grand Crus and meticulous low-yield viticulture.