93/95

Vinified with 30% whole bunch, the 2023 Charmes-Chambertin les Mazoyères Grand Cru comes from the oldest vines on the estate, planted 125 years ago. This is very succinct on the nose with red berries, brown spices and light autumn leaf scents, discrete but wonderfully focused. The palate is medium-bodied and very well balanced with finely chiseled tannins. A little spicier than its peers, this feels long and tender, with a dash of white pepper and clove lingering on the aftertaste. Very classy.

92/95

(from a .74 ha holding originally planted in 1925). Discreet if easily discernible wood influence sets off the ripe and beautifully layered aromas of blue and black pinot fruit, earth, forest floor and soft spice nuance. The moderately dense and intense broad-shouldered flavors coat the palate with sappy dry extract that also buffers the firm tannic spine shaping the impressively long and well-balanced finale. This too is going to need extended keeping and is not likely to be a wine that will drink especially well before 10 years have passed. (

97 point

This wine is charming, seductive and perfumed, with aromas of supple red fruit, minerals, iron, graphite, forest floor, chalk and spices. The palate is taut and refined, with long acidity, a silken mouthfeel and firm yet polished tannins. A softer, more elusive grand cru out of the nine in this village, with purity. finesse and understated energy. A fabulous wine right now, although it will age gracefully. Drink or hold.