1999 Chambertin Clos de Beze
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(opened from personal storage). A fully mature and strikingly spicy nose blends both red and dark secondary fruit aromas with those of earth and a whiff of the sauvage. There is good richness and a lovely sense of verve to the sophisticated and attractively textured medium-bodied flavors that exhibit focused power and excellent complexity on the balanced and sneaky long finish. This has arrived at its peak though it is showing no signs of tiring so another decade should be in the cards for this beauty. Tasted several times over the years with consistent impressions. (Drink starting 2023)
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
The Wine Advocate
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The 1999 Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru (Domaine Louis Jadot) is still surprisingly firm and structural, unfurling in the glass with aromas of red and black fruits, orange rind, grilled meat and rich soil tones. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with excellent intensity and persistence, but it's still somewhat tight-knit, its chewy chassis of chalky structuring tannin making its inherent amplitude and volume harder to see. Unsurprisingly, the Clos de Bèze is the most reticent of Jadot's very successful 1999 portfolio, and readers with bottles in their cellar will find the wine more rewarding in another decade. While this will never be a lavish, opulent wine, it will be very long lived.
Quite dense and rich with beautiful black fruit aromatics and rich, relatively forward flavors that are not especially dense but offer an amazing range of earth nuances. While this is hardly shy, it is nevertheless not a powerful wine but rather one built along the lines of a classy middleweight. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Oct17,2002.
The medium to dark ruby-colored 1999 Chambertin Clos de Beze (domaine), generally one of my very favorite wines from the Jadot portfolio, reveals subtle dark fruit aromas. It is medium-bodied, fresh, and tangy, revealing blackberries, zesty currants, and fresh black raspberries. Hints of tar can be discerned in its firm, foursquare finish. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2012. Pierre Rovani, Wine Advocate # 135, Jun 2001
About the producer
Louis Jadot is arguably the most consistent négociant house in Burgundy. It has managed to straddle both the entry-level and fine wine market, while retaining respect in both.