Laurent Ponsot, Chambertin Clos Beze Frene Vintage:2020 and terrific purity

and terrific purity

Moderate wood works with the softly spicy and distinctly earthy red berry fruit aromas where a hint of crushed herbs surfaces

The grapes fermented in open wooden vats and carried out the malolactic fermentation in oak barrels

It was bottled in May 2022

Laurent Ponsot, Chambertin Clos Beze Frene Vintage:2020 and terrific purity(ash tree). A discreet but not invisible dose of wood does not detract from the purity of the elegant, airy and exuberantly spicy array of red currant, rose petal, lavender and forest floor scents. The succulent, indeed borderline plump, and refined middle weight flavors flash first rate tension and delineation on the compact and serious finish where hints of warmth and mocha emerge. This is excellent and while its certainly constructed to reward