Mazoyères-Chambertin Grand Cru

Mazoyères-Chambertin is a red Grand Cru of Gevrey-Chambertin, recognized in 1937, with the same delimited area as Charmes-Chambertin: about 31 hectares divided between the lieux-dits Aux Charmes, to the north, and Mazoyères, to the south. Both names are valid across the whole area, but Charmes-Chambertin prevails: only a small share of the vines is declared as Mazoyères.

Mazoyères, the southern and larger part, lies below the Route des Grands Crus, opposite Latricières-Chambertin, and reaches the boundary with Morey-Saint-Denis. The whole area occupies a slight shelf at the foot of the côte, between 260 and 280 meters. To the west the bedrock is a hard Bajocian limestone, once quarried; to the east, gravels and clays washed down from the small Combe Grisard predominate. The stony, well-drained soils hold plenty of clay and red silt; Mazoyères faces slightly more to the south than Aux Charmes.

According to the appellation rules, the place name recalls an old cluster of houses that vanished long ago. In 1855 Jules Lavalle classified the two climats partly as first cuvée and partly as second; in 1931 a ruling of the Dijon court officially added the name Chambertin to that of the lieu-dit. The appellation rules describe long-lived wines with dense, fine tannins and notes of red fruits, spices, or forest floor.