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.