A discreet application of wood highlights the intensely earthy and underbrush-suffused ripe dark berry aromas that display a subtle spiciness that precede the rich intense and sculpted full-bodied flavors that culminate in a linear and youthfully austere finish that goes on and on. Like the Cham this is a big '08 that is built to age for the medium to medium-long term so some patience will be required. An impressively harmonious effort. Drink: 2020+Burghound Jan 2010 92 - 95 points: "A discreet application of wood highlights the intensely earthy and underbrush-suffused ripe dark berry aromas that display a subtle spiciness that precede the rich intense and sculpted full-bodied flavors that culminate in a linear and youthfully austere finish that goes on and on. Like the Cham this is a big '08 that is built to age for the medium to medium-long term so some patience will be required. An impressively harmonious effort. Drink: 2020+"

Rose petal licorice cassis and game scent the Perrot-Minot 2008 Chambertin Clos De Beze Vieilles Vignes then expansively rush to saturate every corner of the mouth to the accompaniment of peat chalk and crushed stone. A tartness of berry skin and pronounced salinity lend invigoration to a resonant nearly indelible finish. This demands patience. Perhaps revisit it in 6 years and in any case expect it to remain formidable for 20 or more. Whether it will acquire any sense of elegance I am not sure but it will almost certainly reveal further complexity. Cellar this for 6-8 years and plan on a subsequent decade of high performance. -DS

A lithe, juicy red, sporting black cherry, raspberry, floral and mineral aromas and flavors. Intense and polished, with terrific energy and length as the berry and oak spice flavors converge on the aftertaste. Best from 2014 through 2027. – BS