Lucien Le Moine Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru 2015

Lucien Le Moine Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru 2015Reduction. This exhibits that beguiling quality of inner mouth perfume on the sleek, intense, stony and beautifully delineated broad shouldered flavors that display plenty of power and drive on the palate coating finish that goes on and on. Like the Mazis, this is very much built to age yet the copious dry extract will permit this to be enjoyed on the younger side.

with notes of lead pencil shavings

floral and stone elements that confer serious depth onto the red

fully mature

Another perfect wine from Ann Colgin and her winemaking team is the 2013 IX Proprietary Red Estate

It is medium to full-bodied

these wines are not meant for near-term gratification

it remains youthful and will continue to positively develop as the full-bodied

The nose offers up cassis

jammy noses of cassis fruit

Here the wood and menthol influences are a good deal less subtle and while they don't dominate the even spicier and slightly riper liqueur-like cassis

plum and spice nuances

as well as piquant hazelnut and almond