2019 Mark Haisma Chassagne-Montrachet
Tasting note
For this year’s Christmas, I picked four wines to pair with a down to earth broth fondue. For aperitif, we started with a champagne by Henri Giraud. From there we went to Burgundy, then Bordeaux, and ended up at the Saar in Germany. Originally, I’d chosen a 1996 Sauternes to wrap things up but we decided to keep that bottle for another time. 2026 Christmas, perhaps?
Pale lemon yellow. Open, medium-intensity bouquet of ripe yellow fruit: Lemon and apricot, with a herbal touch. There are also notes of butter and nuts. Finally, there’s a slight hint of smoke, but it’s very elegant. The taste and finish are of medium intensity, as well. Acidity is medium to high, very fresh and a good fit with the warmer fruit notes of the vintage. Still a very good village wine with structure and cellaring potential for some more years.
Drink through 2029.
Tasted by Dominik Müller on Sunday, 24 December 2023.
Referenced in these stories:
- 26 Dec 2023: Christmas Dinner 2023
Ratings
| Flawed? | no | |
| DM: |
11Wines with a DM9 to DM12 rating are very good wines, above average even in the world of fine wine. That means these wines have been produced really well. They are pure, balanced, and have no flaw whatsoever. They begin to show complexity. Moreover, these wines have their own character and transport typicity and terroir. / 20 ("very good") |
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| Stars: |
4Wines with a rating of 4 stars are excellent wines in their category. They are almost at the top of their peer group in terms of personality and complexity. / 5 |
Wine details
| Vintage: | 2019 |
| Colour: | white |
| Style: | still (dry) |
| Assemblage: | no |
| Grape variety: | Chardonnay |
| For assemblages, the main grape variety is shown. | |
| Producer: | Mark Haisma |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | Burgundy |
| Subregion: | Côte de Beaune |
| Appellation: | Chassagne-Montrachet AOC |
| Vineyard: | n/a |
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