Chambertin Clos de Bèze, Domaine Faiveley 2017

An exuberantly spicy and attractively fresh nose offers up notes of red currant, essence of plum and ample floral influences, all of which is surrounded by much more subtle wood influence. The refined and pure middle weight flavors possess excellent delineation and verve while delivering very fine complexity and persistence on the youthfully austere finish. Like many of the wines in the range, this is not especially dense but it is beautifully harmonious and well-balanced plus the dense but fine tannins should assure a long life.

Clear fresh purple with a lighter rim, very perfumed, plenty of charm here. Some whole bunches showing in an elegant style, leavening the ripe fruit. Impressive intensity in linear style, this will develop very nicely, and begins to do so with time in the glass. Does it have quite the punch in the middle and at the end for a really high score?