CHAMBERTIN CLOS DE BÈZE

Hailing from the southern part of Clos de Bèze, this parcel is 0.8 hectare, 55 years old and owned by Pierre Damoy. (Again, Christophe chooses the picking date.) The nose is reserved, but the palate is forthcoming. Grilled black plums, bramble and earthiness tumble onto the rich palate saturated with fruit succulence but showing incredible elegance. The tannins are robust but highly polished, and the buoyant acidity leads the flavors into a decadently long finish. Drinking range: 2027 - 2045 Rating: 98 Christy Canterbury MW - TimAtkin.com (Feb 2022)

(also from purchased fruit). This is aromatically similar to the Chambertin but, as is usually the case, much spicier and this spiciness carries over to the beautifully textured and lavishly rich flavors that possess that wonderful quality of inner mouth perfume, all wrapped in a powerful and gorgeously textured and massively long finish. This beauty is at once sophisticated yet robust and a wine that should live for several decades. Brilliant and one of the wines of the vintage. Drinking range: 2038 - Rating: 96-98 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2022)

Vines are owned and farmed by Pierre Damoy, with Perrot-Minot choosing the harvest date. Cask sample. A hint of vegetal complexity again; offering freshness to a solid base of red, black and blue fruit. This is rather handsome and long, it’s burly and very fruit-driven, less overtly sweet than the Chambertin, with the acidity preserving freshness and the vegetal note a dose of intrigue. Drinking range: 2030 - 2045 Rating: 18 Matthew Hayes, www.jancisrobinson.com (Jan 2022)