Armand Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru 2014

Armand Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru 2014A brilliantly discreet spicy nose consists of sandalwood, essence of black cherry liqueur, violets and a hint of the sauvage. There is seriously good size, weight and power to the imposingly scaled flavors that display almost painful intensity on the driving, explosively long and very firmly structured finish where a pleasing bead of minerality appears which helps to add lift to the finish. This is powerful and presently quite compact yet my sense is

There is excellent power and punch to the large-scaled flavors that are a combination of power and refinement while being blessed with an abundance of sappy dry extract that imparts a seductive quality to the mouth coating

it is full-bodied and extremely rich

As Kate Bush once sang: "Wow"

A remarkably elegant and spicy nose that is now fully mature reveals the initial hints of sous bois while leading to rich

blackberry preserves

well-integrated alcohol and tannin

Green tints on a limpid robe

The round and seductively textured medium weight flavors exude a fine bead of minerality on the appealingly detailed

A brooding and inexpressive nose of both red and dark berry fruit evidences discreet liqueur-like nuances as well

The aromas and flavors are incredibly vivid in this textured

There is a driving minerality to the mouth coating and focused middle weight plus flavors that are ultra-vibrant

moderately complex and have largely resolved the underlying tannins