2008 Pinot Noir Wine

Burghound, 93 points: (BH90-93 points) This is also elegant, pure and broadly aromatic with hints of earth, underbrush and a touch of the sauvage adding nuance to the red currant and violet notes that introduce rich and rather serious...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: The Raphet 2008 Chambertin Clos de Beze smells alluringly of ripe dark cherry, licorice, ginger, blond tobacco, and hyacinth. Supple and tender, loaded with lightly-cooked cherry yet preserving a vintage-typical fruit...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, 93 points: Good medium red with a hint of amber at the rim. Complex aromas of ripe cherry, menthol and wild herbs; very Clos Vougeot. Silky-sweet, dense and energetic; sappy, fruit-driven wine with excellent stuffing. Rigorous and...

Burghound, 92 points: (BH90-92 points) A discreet touch of wood frames fresh red pinot and raspberry fruit aromas trimmed in noticeable warm earth nuances that continue onto the sappy and highly accessible middle weight flavors that are...

Burghound, 91 points: Mild wood mixes with the spicy red currant, rose petal and earth aromas that slide gracefully into the very rich and full-bodied flavors that are tautly muscular and possess impressive volume while culminating in a...

Burghound, 91 points: Subtle if not invisible oak influence sets off an extremely fresh nose of red blue and violet aromas that possess earth and underbrush nuances that can also be found on the nicely rich and voluminous medium-bodied flavors...

Burghound, 91 points: Classic ruby. An intensely sauvage, cool and relatively airy red currant suffused nose that is also distinctly mineral-inflected leads to solidly structured and overtly muscular flavors that finish with some dryness...

Burghound, 94 points: (92-94) This is the first wine to display more than trace amounts of wood influence and the heavy reduction flattens the fruit. However the flavors are blessed with ample amounts of dry extract that causes the mid-palate...