Domaine Bruno Clair, Chambertin Clos de Béze Grand Cru 2005

Bottle Size: 75cl

Region: France: Burgundy Red

Colour: Red

Style: Still

Grape Variety: Pinot Noir

Clair’s 2005 Chambertin Clos de Beze – from vines going back to 1913 – displays black raspberry, cassis, licorice, and sea spray in the nose. Delivering a formidably concentrated but unusually vigorous and dynamic impression of this great site, it bursts with black fruit and meat juices, along with soy sauce, then showers the palate with site-typical rose petals in a finish of brightness, grip, and vibratory intensity. Here is a thoroughbred that is a real racer ... but I would expect to wait a decade after placing my bets. Tasted June 2007 (94-96) Points, David Schildknecht, The Wine Advocate