The 2021 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, which comes from vines located in Mazoyères, has a splendid bouquet with blackberry, white tipped strawberry and light earthy scents that gradually unfurl in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a fine, sorbet-fresh entry, cassis and blackberry that frame a finely tuned and quite powerful finish. Collardot mentioned that he was bestowed by the full complement of 6 barrels this year and this wine seems to be celebrating that fact! (NM)

Note: from a .35 ha holding near the bottom of Mazoyères. Here too the wood is nicely subtle if more apparent with the earthier and sauvage-inflected red berry fruit aromas than is the case with the Clos de Vougeot. The sleek, intense and beautifully detailed flavors possess a relatively sophisticated mouthfeel thanks to the fine-grained tannins that shape the precise, powerful and lingering finale.