2021 Chambertin Clos de Beze
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Tasting notes
The 2021 Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru is very perfumed and floral on the nose, with scents of Morello cherries, strawberry pastilles and orange pith. There is just a very minor reduction. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins. Very well balanced and quite tensile with a chalky edge, the finish is finely tuned with a touch of spice that lingers in the mouth. This actually meliorates in the glass and I suspect it would have continued its upward trajectory if it had had more time in my glass. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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Neal Martin, Vinous
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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The most dramatic wine in the cellar is the 2021 Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru, a full-bodied, fleshy, enveloping wine that bursts with aromas of sweet cherries, dark berry fruit and plums mingled with notions of licorice, spices and smoked duck. Deep and layered, it concludes with a broad, expansive finish.
The 2021 Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru is so much more expressive on the nose compared to the Chambertin (which is a cooler terroir due to the clay, its location next to the combe and adjacent to the frost). Shimmering red fruit, crushed stone, orange pith and pressed iris petals make up the bouquet. You could lose yourself in these aromas. The palate is beautifully balanced with fine-boned tannins. This is tensile, mineral-driven, nicely poised and exuberant, with a sensual and pixelated finish. This just drives home its class. Brilliant.
About the producer
Based in Gevrey-Chambertin, Domaine Armand Rousseau is one of Burgundy’s most famous estates. Revered for making unearthly expressions of Pinot Noir, the estate’s wines are some of the most collectable in the world.