2006 Chambertin Clos de Beze
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The Groffier 2006 Chambertin Clos De Beze smells beguilingly and site-typically of rose petals and licorice, dark berries and game. It reflects the challenges of hail in a certain leanness, but is well-concentrated and handsomely lean. Like the Bonnes Mares, one wonders whether this will fill-out with some time in bottle. Insistently pure-fruited, vigorously penetrating, and transparent to spice, carnal, and stony nuances, it certainly promises at least a dozen years of further fascination, and would probably be best left untouched for the next 3-4 years. The 2006 Groffier collection – from fruit picked beginning September 23, and in only four days – was noticeably lower in alcohol than a number of recent predecessors, and was diminished by one-third vis-a-vis 2005, after botrytis- and hail-affected berries had been culled. A Peter Vezan Selection (various importers), Paris; fax 011 33 1 42 55 42 93, also imported by Atherton Imports, Menlo Park, CA; sales@awiwine.com
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Good bright, deep red. Knockout nose combines cherry, licorice, white pepper and flowers, plus a suggestion of crushed berries. Dense, sweet and sharply delineated, with an urgent, tangy quality to the flavors of red berries, spices and pepper. Another 2006 with outstanding energy and length. The wine's electric finishing notes of ginger and blood orange reminded me of a 2007, but the Groffiers' 2007 version of this cuvee seems yet riper. And this one may be longer.
Good red-ruby. Plum, currant, blackberry, violet, spices, smoked meat and rose petal; this one shows all the Beze food groups. Densely packed and dry, with terrific breed and enticing floral lift. Still a bit youthfully closed but boasts subtle building sweetness, and complex tones of spices, flowers and soil. I find this easier to taste today than the Bonnes-Mares. Finishes suave, pure and long, with a peppery lift that really stimulates the taste buds.
About the producer
Domaine Robert Groffier is based in the village of Morey-Saint-Denis and is famous for having some of the most enviable sites in the Côte de Nuits, including a full hectare within Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Les Amoureuses – one of the most fiercely collected vineyards in Burgundy.