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  • Country ranking ?

    1 072
  • Producer ranking ?

    80
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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The Story

The monks of the Abbey of Bèze owned the Clos de Bèze in Gevrey-Chambertin, given to them in 630 by Amalgaire, Duke of Basse Bourgogne. They cleared the land and planted of the vines in what  later became the "Clos de  Bèze", a true Clos surrounded by walls.

The fruit comes from the Petit Clos de Bèze as well as from the Clos de Bèze, most of whiwh is located on the upper level of the appellation.

The soil is composed of scree particular...

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Vintage 1998

1998 VINTAGE in Burgundy

The 1998 vintage was born under good auspices and has real potential. In spite of the occasional capricious weather conditions, the harvest has given us wines full of promise ? some fruity and seductive, others meaty and more structured.

After brief cold spells in January and February, the vines enjoyed temperatures above the seasonal average in March. This mild weather was interrupted by cold and rainy condition...

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The 1988 Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze that followed was just starting to sing, as many top 1988s are.  After decades of tight fruit and hard finishes, the 1988s have finally arrived.  There was great perfume to this Beze.  It was rich and sumptuous with autumnal tea leaves and game qualities.  Sous bois was definitely there, as was rich and flavorful bouillon flavors.  This felt fully mature, and the AG found it ‘a little oaky’ (95).

  • 95p

Remarkably forward and earthy for the vintage with obvious and seductive spice notes and round, rich, full-bodied, powerful flavors that offer plenty of punch and a long, classy, vibrant finish. There is good structure here though it is completely buried and while not invisible, very well integrated. A strong wine for this vintage.

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Origin

Beaune, Burgundy

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