Olivier Bernstein Chambertin Clos de Beze 2015 (750ML)

98 WS / 98 JD / 95-97 VM / 92-95 BH

This is close to seamless, with macerated cherry, pomegranate, spice and smoky oak aromas and flavors meshing with the velvety texture and embracing structure. The finish is long and expansive, showing intensity and complexity. Racy. Best from 2023 through 2040. 15 cases imported. - Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator

One of the more backward, tight and reserved wines in the lineup, especially compared to the Bonnes-Mares, the 2015 Chambertin Clos-de-Beze is all promise at this point, but man, is it loaded with potential! Framboise, liquid violets, exotic spices, orange blossom, and a beautiful minerality all emerge from this seamless, silky, perfectly balanced 2015 that glides across the palate. Possessing a tight, structured, vibrant profile, integrated tannin and acidity, and thrilling purity of fruit, give bottles 5-7 years and enjoy over the following two decades. Jeb Dunnuck

Bright, dark red-ruby. Subdued but very pure nose hints at blackberry and violet, plus a whiff of leesy complexity. Densely packed and tightly wound; at once more elegant and less expressive than the Mazis-Chambertin, with intense purple fruit flavors lifted by a licorice element. As youthfully imploded as this wine is, it's not at all rigid, and its substantial, serious tannins are neither hard nor dry. Finishes with stunning palate-staining perfume and length. - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous Media

A restrained but attractively fresh, cool and airy nose combines notes of spice with those of various floral nuances and dark cherry liqueur. The rich, powerful, full-bodied and impressively scaled flavors brim with dry extract that coats the palate and again buffers the decidedly firm tannins on the vibrant and hugely long finish. This needs to develop more depth but the underlying material is certainly present such that it should do that if given time. - Allen Meadows, Burghound