Chambertin Clos de Beze Hommage a Philippe, Domaine Duroché 2020

A one-off, magnum-only bottling derived from vines planted in 1920, Duroché produced a single barrel of the 2020 Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Hommage à Philippe. Last year, I singled it out as one of the wines of the vintage, and this year it confirmed all its promise. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of wild berries, Indian spices, peonies, incense, sweet spices, licorice and soy sauce, it's full-bodied, ample and multidimensional, with a deep, layered mid-palate, beautifully refined tannins and a seamless, complete profile, with lively acids and a long, perfumed finish. Despite its undeniable authority, it remains extremely elegant and harmonious.