Moderate wood stops short of fighting with the very ripe yet still fresh and cool aromas of wild dark cherry, violet and plenty of sauvage and humus-inflected earth scents. There is outstanding richness to the succulent...

The Roty holding is in the lower part of Mazis-Chambertin, next to Dugat-Py. Rich imperial dark purple, this has a wonderful intensity of very dark yet balanced fruit with a crisp minerality, and such a heavenly...

A subtle though still easily perceptible application of wood is present on the spicy and slightly riper aromas of poached plum, the sauvage and a whiff of smoke. There is both good energy and detail to the delicious...

Bright cherry and berry fruit introduces this elegant red, along with floral, mineral and a hint of earth notes. It's sleek and tensile, with superb balance and poise. The cherry and strawberry theme continues through the...

Bright cherry and berry fruit introduces this elegant red, along with floral, mineral and a hint of earth notes. It's sleek and tensile, with superb balance and poise. The cherry and strawberry theme continues through the...

A subtle though still easily perceptible application of wood is present on the spicy and slightly riper aromas of poached plum, the sauvage and a whiff of smoke. There is both good energy and detail to the delicious...

A more complex and equally pretty blend of spice, red and blue pinot fruit and a whiff of wet stone are trimmed in just the barest hint of oak. There is again good volume to the succulent but decidedly punchy...

(94-96 points) The 2022 Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru looks extremely promising. Backward yet enticing on the nose, it is laden with tertiary red fruit and quite loamy, but the terroir floods through here. The palate is...

(93-95 points) Firm reduction flattens the fruit today. Happily, there is excellent energy to the big-bodied, serious and tautly muscular flavors that possess an abundance of sappy dry extract, indeed the mid-palate is...