Laurent Ponsot Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru Cuvee du Frene 2016

Laurent Ponsot Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru Cuvee du Frene 2016

The mid-palate of the broad-shouldered flavors is pliant yet intense and muscular while the driving finish possesses breathtakingly good depth and persistence on the imposingly structured but not really rigid or unduly austere finale

La Violette’s 2006 is a 100% Merlot cuvee that is running on all cylinders

The overtly powerful and concentrated broad-shouldered flavors display almost painful intensity before culminating in an explosively long and very firmly structured finish where once again a hint of bitter cherry appears

This is not a big wine in the context of a Gevrey grand cru but it's balanced and classically styled

possesses a caressing palate feel yet the finish is bold

Offering less obvious pleasure

There is enough wood to notice along with a hint of menthol on the markedly earthy red and dark berry fruit aromas where background hints of spice and floral elements are in evidence

The freshness continues onto the appealingly energetic medium weight flavors that exude a fine bead of minerality on the more complex and slightly more persistent finale

An exuberantly expressive nose jumps from the glass to reveal a lovely array of earth

but another look with decanting showed that it was ready to roll

11% Cabernet Franc and 8% Petit Verdot

the 2010 boasts serious depth and concentration