Bouchard Père & Fils : Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand cru 2021

This wine shows an enchanting ripe cherry fruit that is generously smoky since we tasted it from a one-year-old barrel. On the palate, more complexity comes through with notes of leather, spice, and earth. The wine is supple and approachable but not lacking in tannin or structure. Each year grapes are sourced from the same parcel near the top of the slope in the Clos de Bèze. In 2021 the grapes were picked before 60mm of rain fell between 25–26 September.