Drouhin Laroze, Chambertin Clos De Beze Vintage:2018 There is just enough reduction

There is just enough reduction to mask the underlying fruit but not the floral and spice nuances

the vineyard is so steep here that it must be worked entirely by hand as tractors would be dangerous to use)

As is usually the case the broad-shouldered flavors possess more size and weight though perhaps a bit less than I usually see between the Ech and this wine

deeply concentrated blackberry and violet pastille flavors and a suggestion of star anise

I tasted the 2007s at the winery in November 2009 and then again in New York in January 2010

Drouhin Laroze, Chambertin Clos De Beze Vintage:2018 There is just enough reduction(from a parcel of 1. 5 ha of vines planted in 1949). A spicy, ripe, elegant and admirably pure nose offers up notes of anise, sandalwood and clove that add breadth to the floral, earth and stone suffused aromas. There is the same superb breadth to the rich, intense and tension filled full bodied flavors that possess excellent power and drive on the seductively textured, muscular and classy finish. As good as the prior grands crus are, there is another