Philippe Charlopin-Parizot, Mazis Chambertin

Philippe Charlopin-Parizot, Mazis Chambertin(from Mazis Hauts). This arguably possesses the most complex nose in the range with its intensely floral aromas of various dark berries, earth, sauvage and an interesting hint of tangerine peel. The broad shouldered, powerful and concentrated flavors are saline to the point of being almost salty before culminating in a wonderfully long, balanced and compact finale. This is a wine to buy and forget you own for at least a decade. In a word, excellent.

spice and earthy tones

A more complex nose reflects notes of a range of primarily red berry fruit

and outstanding depth

in the end

all raised in 100% new American oak for 22 months and blended just prior to bottling

interspersed with the elegant

layered and with a tantalizing nuttiness

This vineyard site is known for its powerful and direct fruit

with a racy spine of acidity and a fine-boned

The 2013 Reserve Bin A Chardonnay opens with tons of apricot

later even a hint of Vervanne tea surfacing through the aromas

The less concentrated but slightly finer middle weight flavors possess good length if only average depth on the refreshing and sneaky long finish