2016 Domaine Faiveley, Chambertin-Clos de Beze Grand Cru, Les Ouvrees Rodin 3x750ml

Vinous 95-98

(like the "regular" Clos de Bèze, this special cuvée from 60+-year-old vines on the Chambertin side of the cru was totally destemmed): Dark red-ruby. Less expressive but slightly riper aromas of purple and black fruits and pungent spices. Then utterly seamless and suave on the palate, offering a lacy, feminine texture with great energy and sophistication. The penetrating red berry and white pepper flavors are amplified by the wine’s mineral underpinning. The endless rising finish combines serious power and refined tannins. Ultimately a bit less expressive and tight-grained than the classic Clos de Bèze but this is even deeper. [Stephen Tanzer, 01/01/2018]

Robert Parker 97

The 2016 Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru Les Ouvrees Rodin is showing brilliantly from bottle, unfurling in the glass with a rich bouquet of cassis, cherries, red berries, grilled game, licorice, spices and smoky new oak. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and expansive, with a deep and intense core of sapid fruit that cloaks its satiny but abundant structuring tannins, underpinned by succulent acids and concluding with a seriously long, penetrating finish. This special cuvee hails from a parcel of vines planted in 1966 on the Chambertin side of Clos de Beze, and its name commemorates a Faiveley family connection with the sculptor Rodin. [William Kelley, 01/13/2019]

Anticipated maturity: 2022-2050