2002 Chambertin Clos de Beze
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The 2002 Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru has an Oriental bouquet with hoisin notes infusing the red fruit - quite attractive but certainly more exotic than its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grip on the entry. This is well balanced with slightly tarry red fruit, tobacco and a pinch of white pepper towards the long finish. Very fine. Tasted at Sarah Marsh MW’s 2002 Red Burgundy tasting.
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Neal Martin
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Bright, deep red. Extremely closed on the nose, hinting at red berries, menthol and oak spice. Then dense, sweet and rich but dry and sullen. For the first 24 hours, I found little verve or personality, and the tannins were dry. But with extended aeration this rather rigorous wine was totally transformed, displaying a powerful core of sappy berry flavor, great inner-mouth energy and palate-saturating finishing flavor. To avoid disappointment, give this a good decade in the cellar.
Good deep red. Complex, inviting aromas of dark berries, game, rose petal and nutty oak. Lush, seamless and round; sweet and rich. Finishes with very fine tannins and lingering sweetness. Very classy wine, deceptively pliant on the back end but built for aging. Except for the Musigny, Faiveley used 50% new oak for his 2002 grand crus, putting the wine that was in new barrel into used barrels following the malolactic, and vice-versa.
About the producer
Domaine Faiveley is one of Burgundy’s most important wine producers. The family-owned estate, now in the hands of the seventh generation, is one of the largest in the region, with significant holdings in both the Côte d’Or and the Côte Chalonnaise.