2015 Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Henri Boillot

A deft but not invisible touch of wood frames overtly spicy and notably ripe purple fruit, in particular plum, together with notes of tea, violet and anise. The succulent yet imposingly scaled big-bodied flavors possess seemingly endless reserves of palate coating dry extract and this is a good thing as the supporting tannic spine is notably firm on the driving finish where the wood resurfaces. While this is actually sufficiently forward that it could be enjoyed young, I would strongly advise treating this as a "buy and forget you own it" wine as the upside potential is remarkable. /2032+ .

Healthy dark red. Reticent, slightly medicinal aromas of cherry, flowers, spices and stone. Compellingly silky, fine-grained wine with terrific punch and lift; more explosive on the palate in the early going than the Clos Vougeot and classier too. Finishes refined and very long, with rather delicate tannins and terrific subtle flavor intensity and lift. This wine aged in 100% new oak but is not marked by the wood. It should enjoy a long life in bottle but there's nothing hard about it today.