Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting in Beaune, the 2013 Charmes-Chambertin les Mazoyères Grand Cru has a lighter bouquet than its peers, a little simplistic for a grand cru although it does improve in the glass, becoming savory with hints of dried blood. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannin, good weight if missing sophistication and breeding, showing a slight bitterness towards the dry finish and yet you cannot help but feel this is going to turn into a lovely Charmes-Chambertin. Maybe this is enduring a dumb phase ... you will just have to wait it out. Tasted September 2016.

(the estate's oldest vineyard, dating back to 1902; 80% vendange entier; 60% new oak; tasted from barrel): Healthy dark red. Black cherry and violet on the expressive nose, plus a complicating hint of musky torrefaction that carries through onto the palate. Tighter and sappier in the mouth than the nose suggests, showing a juicy quality as well as intriguing earth tones to the cherry and coffee flavors (this wine's pH is one of the lowest in the range of '13s here). Finishes very long, with harmonious tannins and stimulating stony minerality.