D. Faiveley Chambertin Clos de Beze 'les Ouvrees Rodin' Grand Cru 2015 Volume:750ML youthfully austere and very serious

youthfully austere and very serious effort is very much built-to-age and is going to need at least half a dozen years to unwind and 20+ to reach its full potential

cedar and dried rose petals

The 2014 Vintage Port is part of our mini-vertical this issue

A quintessentially Vosne nose of simply unbelievable complexity displays violets

An even more elegant nose of spicy and floral red and black pinot fruit is nuanced by subtle traces of sandalwood

D. Faiveley Chambertin Clos de Beze 'les Ouvrees Rodin' Grand Cru 2015 Volume:750ML youthfully austere and very seriousHere 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 herbal tea aromas, they're certainly in the way. Otherwise the succulent and opulent massively scaled flavors possess seemingly endless reserves of dry extract that make the mid palate and finish of this very firmly structured and almost painfully intense effort appear almost pliant.