2022 Chambertin, Clos de Bèze, Grand Cru, Domaine Bart, Burgundy

From a .44 ha parcel with vines that were originally planted in 1904 though there has been a significant amount of replanting since.

An exuberantly spicy nose offers up notes of ripe red and black raspberry, anise, tea and plenty of floral elements that are also trimmed in just enough wood to notice. The medium-bodied flavours are round and very rich with evident power, all wrapped in a tightly wound and more energetic finish where a touch of salinity arises. This youthfully austere effort could also use better depth, but the underlying material would appear to be more than sufficient for that to occur over time. Excellent development potential here.

Drink 2034

Dark purple. More backward, dense fruit, less explosive than the Bonnes Mares, but at least as deep. Just short of a chocolate note but super ripe raspberry nonetheless. Does it quite have the finesse? Maybe. The Clos de Bèze certainly has the energy and the backbone which allows for a fresher finish. Ripe through and through.

Drink 2030 - 2040