2014 Mark Haisma "Les Chaffots" 1er Morey Saint Denis Rouge

(89-91) Points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2014 Morey Saint Denis 1er Cru les Chaffots has a pure bouquet with blackberry and raspberry coulis scents, touches of orange blossom coming through with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, quite succulent in the mouth with a precise, quite mineral-driven finish that will serve this well. This is a fine Morey Saint Denis to enjoy over the next 4-6 years.

Ex-Yarra Yerring winemaker Mark Haisma has a loyal following over here in the United Kingdom, where he succeeds in selling his entire production directly through a combination of hard work, force of personality, social media and most importantly, some very decent wines that are well worth seeking out. He sources fruit from a small number of vineyards and is quite meticulous in controlling the vineyard husbandry to ensure he obtains the quality he needs. Hopefully he will relocate into a new winery by this time next year (apparently the paperwork is due to be signed imminently). His 2014 reds showed well, although for some reason, the whites were having an off-day; I re-tasted them when Mark was over in London, sitting opposite one Jancis Robinson." (12/30/2015)