D. Faiveley Chambertin Clos de Beze 'les Ouvrees Rodin' Grand Cru 2010

D. Faiveley Chambertin Clos de Beze 'les Ouvrees Rodin' Grand Cru 2010A gorgeously spicy, even perfumed nose that remains entirely primary offers up notes of spice, earth, the sauvage and a combination of super fresh red and dark currant scents. The still very firm and backward middle weight plus flavors possess both excellent mid palate density and plenty of minerality that carries over to the hugely long finish that is impeccably well balanced. This is so well balanced that despite how young it is at present, with air

The wine combines extraordinary power and richness with remarkable complexity and finesse

though three previous samples were marred by an overt musty edge

This up and coming producer is making 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Lamb Vineyard on Howell Mountain

the sauvage and a combination of super-fresh red and dark currant scents

loamy soil nuances

The 1993 Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard (which has been bottled and will be released in 1996) should turn out to be one of the most exceptional wines of the vintage

A brooding and reserved nose only grudgingly gives up its intensely floral array of red and dark currant aromas that enjoy added breadth in the form of green tea

The élevage lasted 16 months and was mostly in oval Stockinger 2

There is a really lovely sense of underlying tension suffusing the much more mineral-driven middle weight flavors that are not quite as rich but notably more precise on the chiseled and wonderfully refined finish

This is a relatively elegant Nuits villages

serious and youthfully austere finale

Layers of blue and black fruit