Lucien Le Moine, Chambertin Clos De Beze other_regions showing outstanding focus and slow-building

showing outstanding focus and slow-building tannins

There is outstanding volume to the big-bodied and overtly muscular flavors that coat the palate with dry extract while delivering excellent length on the dusty and built-to-age finish

(from 3 parcels measuring

The 2005 Paleo Rosso needed time in bottle to allow the Cabernet Franc signatures to emerge

(this now contains only 25% young vine Clos de la Roche fruit as Seysses explains “we no longer have much young vine fruit

Lucien Le Moine, Chambertin Clos De Beze other_regions showing outstanding focus and slow-buildingThis too is firmly reduced. There is almost painful intensity to the beautifully delineated and mineral driven broad shouldered flavors that possess a highly refined textured before culminating in an almost crisp, moderately austere and wonderfully persistent finale that is quite firmly structured. This is a bit atypical but no less attractive for it and a Bze that should amply reward a decade plus of cellaring. Lovely.