Bouchard Pere et Fils, Beaune Clos Mousse other_regions

Bouchard Pere et Fils, Beaune Clos Mousse other_regions(a 3. 37 ha monopole of Bouchard that required seven generations for the family to acquire all of it). This is also markedly floral in character with its aromas of pretty red cherry, currant, earth and a discreet though not imperceptible dollop of wood. The lilting, vibrant and beautifully detailed lighter weight flavors possess a sublime texture that contrasts somewhat with a mildly sweet finish of average depth and persistence.

The fruit bestows purity

This is really quite good but note well that it’s going to require plenty of cellar time first

powerful and brooding big-bodied flavors possess outstanding volume and mid-palate concentration where the abundant dry extract serves to buffer the very firm and imposing tannic spine on the hugely long finish

delicious and stony flavors possess reasonably good mid-palate density as well as fine depth and length

As is usually the case with Beaux Bruns this is not an elegant Chambolle but rather one of muscle and punch

and it needs a couple of years in bottle to digest the wood

which features a very strong note of cloves and smoke

soft-textured and refreshing

all wrapped up in Krug's signature toasty patina

This was also relatively reduced and impossible to evaluate

This bottle was slightly past its prime

The wine was vinified using 50% whole cluster and aged for around 22 months in 65% new French oak barrique and 35% used French barrique