2018 Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze
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The 2018 Chambertin Clos-De-Beze Grand Cru is another wine offering incredible aromatics, and it certainly doesn't disappoint on the palate. Red and black fruits, sappy herbs, flowers, chalky minerality, and background oak all show, and it's medium-bodied and seamless on the palate, with tons of structure and sappiness, ripe yet building tannins, incredible balance, and a great, great finish. I finished my note on this beauty with "stunning." Give bottles 4-5 years, count yourself lucky, and enjoy over the following two decades. It should be pretty much pure perfection at maturity.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2018 Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru is a Burgundy of tremendous substance, power and resonance. Whereas the Chambertin is a bit compact, the Bèze explodes out of the glass, showing tremendous vertical intensity and energy to burn. Inky blue/purplish fruit, lavender, menthol, licorice and sage give the Bèze a good deal of aromatic intensity. Patience will be rewarded.
About the producer
Olivier Bernstein is among the most successful producers in Burgundy, setting the bar high for the growing number of micro-négociants in the region by producing wines that compete with those of the Côte d’Or’s finest domaines.