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Camus Mazy Chambertin 1989
€140,00 incl VAT: €169,40
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Specification
Country | |
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Bottling | Estate Bottled |
Type of Wine | Red wine |
Year | |
Bottle size | 0.75 L |
Packaging | Loose |
Reviewer | – |
Label | gl |
Capsule | good condition |
Level | neck |
Mazis-Chambertin (sometimes spelled “Mazy-Chambertin”) is the northernmost grand cru vineyard in Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits sub-region. It covers 9.1 hectares (22 acres) of land on the upper slopes of Gevrey-Chambertin’s grand cru belt, and is planted entirely to Pinot Noir. Mazis-Chambertin wines are structured and rich, and the best examples closely resemble the wines of the neighboring Clos-de-Bèze climat.
The vineyard is divided into two climats: the upper “Les Mazis-Hauts” and the lower “Les Mazis-Bas”, the latter having slightly deeper soils. These are divided by a lane that connects the southwestern corner of Gevrey-Chambertin village with the D122 road, the “Route des Grands Crus”, that runs through the grands crus towards Morey-Saint-Denis to the south.
Mazis-Chambertin is on the same part of the slope as the prestigious Chambertin vineyard, about 500m (0.3 miles) south, beyond the similarly well-regarded Clos de Bèze. The grand cru Ruchottes climats lie on the slope above, to the west.
The north and east borders of Mazis-Chambertin are covered by premier cru sites, with Les Corbeaux to the north (and the village buildings beyond) and the Cherbaudes, Clos Prieur-Haut, Perrière, and Au Closeau all over the D122 to the east.
Mazis-Chambertin (which, along with the other grand crus in Gevrey, was classified as such in 1937) has shallow, chalky soils that are excellent for the production of high-quality wine. The higher end of the slope has particularly thin limestone soils. Water drains freely, which helps to discourage vigor and forces the vine’s energy into grape production.
The continental climate and southeasterly aspect help the grapes to achieve full ripeness while retaining all-important acidity.