Tasting Notes
Vinous 94
Saturated dark red. A bit less high-pitched on the nose than the Charmes-Chambertin, dominated by musky soil tones and flinty minerality. Then wonderfully plush, concentrated and seamless on the palate–totally different in style from the Charmes. This boasts the texture and thickness of the best 2015s, but will need time to find its ultimate harmony. Finishes with a considerable mass of tannins and strong medicinal reserve. Still holding something back, this wine may yet make my score look overly conservative.
Robert Parker 95
The 2015 Mazoyeres-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru has the most vivacious and intense bouquet amongst Christophe’s 2015s, billowing red and dark cherries, creme de cassis, crushed violets and blood orange. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin and extremely well-judged acidity. As such, there is outstanding focus here and a sense of precision running all the way through to the finish. This is a seriously fine Mazoyeres-Chambertin that must rank as one of the best this domaine has produced.
Anticipated maturity: 2020-2045
JancisRobinson.com 17.5
Cask sample. 80% whole bunch, destructured: On garde que les pedicels (we keep the stems). Rich and round and not that high in acidity (compared with Charmes-Chambertin) but with great richness and velvety texture. Big and resonant.
Anticipated maturity: 2028-2040
