2013 Olivier Bernstein Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
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Bright red-ruby. Deep aromas of purple fruits, licorice and smoky minerality lifted by a sexy peppery quality. Wonderfully pliant but classically dry and reticent in the early going, displaying a musky quality to the ripe flavors of black and purple fruits, licorice, pepper and herbs. The most tannic and closed of these 2013s to this point, with the tannins dusting the tongue and incisors, but piquant raspberry and peppery spice notes stain the palate.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Density, structure and pulsating energy collide in Bernstein's 2013 Chambertin-Clos de Bèze, a visceral, thrilling wine endowed with tons of pure personality. Violets, lavender and spices wrap around the dark finish. Today, the Bèze comes across as quite raw and not fully formed, but that is not too surprising given the personality of this site. Still, readers should be prepared to cellar the 2013 for at least a handful of years.
Bright, dark red-ruby. Aromas of boysenberry, bitter chocolate and crushed stone, plus a more exotic suggestion of blackberry liqueur. Wonderfully silky-sweet but with real thrust and inner-mouth floral lift to the intense purple fruit flavors. This medium-bodied wine picks up a complicating minty nuance with air, and the penetrating, rising back end shows firm tannic spine and pungent minerality. Still a baby.
Samples from two different oaks, mixed in a half bottle. Very dramatic nose and full of life and fruit. In the Bernstein style with new oak in evidence but really well balanced and tight. Not massive but very burgundian and chock full of fruit. Long and energetic. Fine tannins hidden underneath. (JR)
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.