Laurent Ponsot Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Cuvée du Frêne Grand Cru 2021 Sparkling with a lively

with a lively

Faint mixed-berry flavors layered with spicy oak and a distressing lack of length and texture on the finish are disappointing in a wine from such a hallowed appellation

30% Merlot

with terrific energy and persistence

Laurent Ponsot Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Cuvée du Frêne Grand Cru 2021 Sparkling with a lively93 points Burghound, Allen Meadows There is a mentholated top note present on the overtly spicy, and more deeply pitched, nose of plum, black cherry and a hint of violet. The succulent, round and fleshy larger bodied flavors tighten up immediately on the powerful, compact and quite serious finale. This youthfully austere effort displays excellent length and is a wine that will require close to a decade to unfold and 12 to 15 years to reach its apogee.