I know very little about Burgundy so I picked up this book from Sotheby’s which I am loving so far. Incredible information and a great reference, detailing nearly every producer and cru in Burgundy along with discussing winemaking techniques employed etc. It is not cheap at $90 but it is the best book I have read on any wine region yet.

Tasting notes-this was leftover from BTG service, so fairly opened up by the time I got around to drinking it. Definitely a concentrated pinot, lots of strawberries, very juicy, healthy amount of new oak (33%), tannins that really hang around. Delicious stuff. This is the style I imagine many classically oriented California producers are going for.

Producer notes- Arnaud Mortet is the son of Denis Mortet who became very popular in the 90s for his opulent and rich styles of Gevrey-Chambertin. Arnaud took over his father’s estate when he passed in 2006. He created his own label 2016, what I am drinking here, which is technically a negociant as he does not own the vineyards, but is effectively the same as a domaine as Arnaud, his sister Clemence, and their team manage all the vineyard work and make the wine in the same cellar as Denis Mortet. Arnaud is pushing the Mortet style in a more elegant and mineral driven direction, but the wines are still quite big