• Charmes-Chambertin (incorporating Mazoyères-Chambertin) is an Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée and Grand Cru vineyard known for red wine production of the Pinot Noir grape, located within the commune of Gevrey-Chambertin in the Côte de Nuits sub-region of the Côte d’Or in Burgundy.
• Surface area: 30.83 ha [1]
  • Charmes-Chambertin (12.24 ha)
  • Mazoyères-Chambertin (18.59 ha)
• Annual production: 980 hl [2]
• Owners: 67 [2]

• The origin of the name Mazoyères is unclear. [2]
• Charmes likely comes from Chaume, a piece of vineyard cleared of stubble and abandoned at one time, which is subsequently replanted. [2]

• Location [2]
  • Lies below the Route des Grand crus, beneath Latricières-Chambertin (Mazoyères) & Chambertin (Charmes).
  • A portion of Mazoyères-Chambertin stretches down to the main road
    • Only other grand cru to do so is Clos de Vougeot.
  • Terroir: [2]
    • Both vineyards appear relatively flat; however, they do slope slightly from west to east.
    • Altitude: 260 -285 metres
    • Soil:
      • Surface soil is made is meagre, made up of decayed limestone (lave) with an abundance of gravel and stones at the lower levels.
        • In the old days, lumps of iron were dug up in the vineyard by ploughing and sent off to a foundry in Langres to be worked into metal.
        • In Charmes, the rock is less decomposed.
      • Upper western portion: Calcaire à Entroques
        • A north-south fault to the east of the road & a small croupe to the west mark the limits of Entroques
      • Lower easterly plains: Comblanchien soils

• Dry Red Wine from Pinot Noir.
• The wine of the Mazoyères section are firmer, fuller, & gamier but less fine, and less pure and fragrant than those of the Charmes.
• Wines from the Charmes-du-Haut are round and less sturdy but can have plenty of finesse.
• In good hands, the wines can be very enticing with:
  • A violet and raspberry perfume
  • A texture that can be velvety, even silky-smooth
  • No lack of intensity
• Not quite the “Musigny” of Gevrey, but perhaps “Les Amoureuses.”

• Largest domaines by land: [2]
  • Camus (Charmes: 5.90 ha; Mazoyères: 1.01 ha)
  • Perrot-Minot (1.56 ha)
  • Taupenot-Merme (1.42 ha)
  • Armand Rosseau (1.37 ha)
  • Arlaud (1.14 ha)
  • Dujac (.70 ha)
  • Dugat-Py (.47 ha)
  • Geantet-Pansiot (.45 ha)
  • Denis Bachelet (.43 ha)
  • Christian Serafin (.31 ha)
  • Ponsot (.30 ha)
  • Claude Dugat (.30 ha)
  • Michel Magnien (.28 ha)
  • Christopher Roumier (.27 ha)
  • Bernard Maume (.18 ha)
  • Joseph Roty (.16 ha)

• Write about the food and culture of this region as it relates to wine.

[1] Coates, Clive. Wines of Burgundy. University Presses of California, 2008.

[2] Norman, Remington. Grand Cru; The Great Wines of Burgundy Through the Perspective of Its Finest Vineyards. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2011.