2015 Charmes Chambertin Les Mazoyeres
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The 2015 Charmes-Chambertin Les Mazoyeres Grand Cru comes from vines planted way back in 1902. It has a very succinct bouquet, almost understated at first (atypically for this grand Cru) then builds with vivacious Morello cherry, redcurrant and wild strawberry scents struck through with fine mineralité and tension. The palate is medium-bodied with a slightly candied opening, a little more savory than I was expecting, hints of cooked meat percolating through the red and black fruit with veins of marmalade and Satsuma pith towards the finish. It felt quite mercurial, constantly changing in my glass, fortunately gaining more and more cohesion. Intriguing! Dec 2016, www.robertparker.com, Drink: 2020-2040
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Neal Martin
Allen Meadows, Burghound
More reviews and scores
Reduction. The rich, full-bodied, dense and imposingly-scaled flavors still manage to retain a moderately refined mouth feel in that it’s not overtly rustic, all wrapped a dusty, palate coating and hugely long finish where a touch of minerality appears. I like the sense of proportion and delivery and while this is certainly a big wine, there is plenty of verve and detail and overall, this should age well and it will need at least 8 to 10 years. Dec 2016, www.burghound.com
The 2015 Charmes Chambertin les Mazoyeres Grand Cru offers up notes of red and black fruit, beetroot, earth and whole cluster spice. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, rich and silky, with an expansive attack, a layered mid-palate and a long, saline finish. This is quite stylized, marked by whole cluster fermentation which seems to give it a high pH feel, but for admirers of this particular aesthetic—a perspective my score reflects—this should offer two decades of rewarding drinking. Apr 2018, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Based south of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Prémeaux-Prissey, Domaine de la Vougeraie was created in 1999, grouping all of Jean-Claude Boisset’s holdings under one name. The property has a total 40 hectares of vines, with extensive holdings in Vougeot as well as plots in six Grands Crus.