2014 Chambertin Clos de Beze
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Good dark red. Wild, highly complex nose combines dried rose, minerals, smoked meat, tobacco and a note of caramel. Plush and smooth yet with terrific flavor definition and a light touch to its flavors of red berries, spices and dried flowers. Offers outstanding breadth and restrained sweetness, with a late note of tart red berries perfuming and extending the finish. This is incredibly tasty right now but it's hard to believe that it won't go through a closed stage in the bottle.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
More reviews and scores
Full, deep red. Dramatically different on the nose from the Mazis, offering ineffable high-pitched scents of red berries, flowers and licorice. Pungent, sharply delineated flavors of raspberry, spices, flowers and minerals are wonderfully light on their feet thanks to outstanding inner-mouth tension and lift. The electric, palate-staining finish leaves the taste buds humming. A compelling Clos de Bèze in a feminine style.
Bright, dark crimson. Lighter nose than the Mazis. Edgy wine. Not as massive as some other vintages. Almost fine. Muscular and set for the long term but the strength seems to come more by the promise of prolonged exercises than by sheer weight. (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.