Chambertin Clos de Beze 2010 Lucien Le Moine

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (97)

Antonio Galloni
Issue Date

23rd Dec 2011
Source

199, The Wine Advocate

The 2010 Chambertin-Clos de Beze is a huge, statuesque wine. This is pure Beze at its very finest. Black cherries, blackberries, cassis, violets and licorice stain the palate. Hints of menthol and white pepper develop later, adding lift and brightness. This marvelously complete wine is endowed with tremendous textural depth and richness. The tannins are substantial, but there is more than enough fruit to make them nearly imperceptible. The Beze is another wine with a virtually limitless future.

Winespectator (96)

Reduction blocks an accurate assessment of the nose. There is superb vigor and thrust to the penetratingly mineral suffused large-scaled but elegant, pure and refined flavors that possess, along with the Gaudichots, the best overall depth of any wine in the range. There is perfect phenolic ripeness of the supporting structural elements and while the delectably precise finish is overtly austere at present, everything is in place to potentially have a Clos de Beze of greatness though it is worth underscoring that plenty of time will be needed to witness the transformation.

BOW (9.75)