Appellations
Grand Cru · Côte de Nuits
Mazoyères-Chambertin
Gevrey-Chambertin · red · 19
A grand cru that mostly disappears into its neighbour's name.
Under the vines
Similar to Charmes, with which it adjoins; a touch more gravel in places.
In the glass
Slightly firmer and more earthy than Charmes when bottled under its own name.
Why it sits here
Legally sellable as Charmes-Chambertin, and usually is, on the entirely commercial grounds that it is easier to pronounce.
Commonly misread
That it is rare. It is not rare, it is merely rarely labelled.
Names worth knowing
Perrot-Minot, Taupenot-Merme, Vincent & Denis Berthaut