2008 Domaine Bouchard Pere et Fils, Chambertin-Clos de Beze Grand Cru 1x750ml

Vinous 94+

Bright medium red. Musky, smoky aromas of raspberry, clove and underbrush complemented by blood orange and an exotic note of apricot. Then silky, juicy and dry on the palate, with red berry and spice flavors enlivened by smoky minerality. Really coats the mouth and spreads out on the very long, youthfully tight finish. Has the tannin/acid spine to support a leisurely evolution in bottle. [Stephen Tanzer, 01/03/2011]

Robert Parker 93

Bouchard’s 2008 Chambertin Clos de Beze smells of dark cherry and plum, dusty crushed stone, peat, and licorice, Fine grained tannins permit a caressing palate feel that fits the wine’s sumptuously rich fruit, while mineral interest lends its long finish an almost spell-binding sense of interactivity. This should be worthy of at least 15 years of attention. There were fewer than two barriques’ worth of Bouchard Chambertin this year, and I did not taste that wine. [David Schildknecht, 06/01/2010]

Anticipated maturity: 2010-2025