Taupenot-Merme Mazoyeres Chambertin Grand Cru 2019 (750ML)

95-97 VM / 93-95 JM / 93 BH

The 2019 MazoyèresChambertin Grand Cru has a little more intensity than the Charmes-Chambertin, damp undergrowth, moss, light leafy aromas tincturing the mainly red fruit and developing more and more earthiness with aeration. The palate is mediumbodied with supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity. Taut and fresh with perhaps the most saline finish of all Romain Taupenot’s cuvées this year, it is destined to be a wonderful MazoyèresChambertin for sure. Best in show chez Taupenot-Merme.-- Neal Martin, Vinous Media

Medium deep crimson purple. There is significant weight of fruit here and it stands up a bit further than the Charmes, though again it is a pretty weighty beast, with plenty of power. However, the fruit fills the middle a little better, and retains greater freshness to finish. Long succulent finish. Tasted: November 2020.—Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy

Tasting note: The expressive nose is similar if slightly riper with less obvious herbal tea nuances. There is excellent volume to the relatively fine, and finely detailed, middle weight flavors that possess a sleek muscularity before culminating in a mineral-driven, youthfully austere and sneaky long finish that is shaped by firm but not austere or rustic tannins. Very good quality.—Allen Meadows, Burghound