2022, Domaine de la Vougeraie, CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN, 'Les Mazoyères', Grand CruThe 2022 Charmes Chambertin Les Mazoyres Grand Cru comes from the oldest vines, some 124 years old. The complex bouquet offers blackberry, raspberry, loam and black truffle shavings. This gains complexity in the glass. The palate is medium bodied with firm tannins framing the mainly black fruit, laced with cracked black pepper and clove. Insistent grip towards the finish that is quasi Latricires in style. This will require several years in bottle. 93

but this is an en primeur sample

lending this Volnay tension

Lifted and fresh but this also has the deep core and tight centre

pretty much as it was en primeur

The 2022 Kirwan is plump

There’s weight

The 2022 Les Pensees de Lafleur opens with striking aromatics

cassis fruits

with graphite and gunsmoke aromatics

An overtly floral nose features pretty red berry fruit aromas that are nuances by hints of spice and soft earth

Opaque purple-black colored

50 to 80 year-old vineyards trained in the Guyot and Goblet style on galestro-rich