Domaine de La Vougeraie - Charmes-Chambertin Les Mazoyères 2017

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The name Les Mazoyères comes from an old word for huts or small houses. The same is true of Les Mazis-Chambertin where a few small dwellings were once found. Les Charmes, on the other hand, is derived from the old chaume, a field or vineyard lying fallow. How times have changed!

Seven Grands Crus preside majestically over these vines, sharing in the glory of Chambertin and Chambertin-Clos de Bèze. Of the seven, Les Charmes-Chambertin and Les Mazoyères-Chambertin, just across the Route des Grands Crus from Chambertin, are climats renowned since the Middle Ages. These appellations precede the AOC system, and were created by decrees in 1931 and 1932.

Surface: 0,735 ha / Geographical situation: parcel in mid-slope / Exposure: East-facing. / Plantings: 1901/1902

Domaine de La Vougeraie Description

The Domaine de La Vougeraie is a selection of estates acquired over time and blended with the family's own vines. Its history goes back to 1964 with Les Evocelles, the first plot to be acquired by our father at the start of his career in his home village of Gevrey-Chambertin.

Twenty years later, the vines of Vougeot and our first plot on the Côte de Beaune were added. 1996 brought more land around Beaune, before the loop was closed and we returned to Vougeot with the addition of Le Clos Blanc, the famous monopole with its glinting gold wines. And that is how the Domaine de la Vougeraie came into being; naturally, like a return to the source.

Inside Burgundy: 94-96 Points

(Charmes-Chambertin Les Mazoyères Grand Cru, Domaine de la Vougeraie, Red) Fine elegant red purple, the nose shows a high influence of whole bunch but retaining freshness, very charming, alpine strawberries with a fresher raspberry component, though there is also a drier finish and an iodine trace. Good wine if you like this style, but will not be for everybody.

Burghound: 92-95 Points

Vinous: 92-94 Points

The 2017 Charmes-Chambertin les Mazoyères Grand Cru comes from the oldest vines owned by the domaine, now 104 years old, which apparently have no disease and still offer good yields at around 30hl/ha. It has a quite a backward bouquet that gradually unfurls to reveal crushed stone, broom and Provençal herb aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, the 80% whole bunches neatly integrated, and gentle grip toward the finish. Good potential here. (Drink between 2022-2040)

Neal Martin