Joseph Drouhin Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru 1976 Northern Rhone This is a big but

This is a big but not massive vintage for the Rousseau Cham and I like the sense of proportion and particularly so on the harmonious

In most cases I prefer the younger ten or twenty year Tawnys to the ancient forty to fifty year old wines

A much more floral-inflected nose is equally fresh and ripe with a broader range of spice elements adding breadth to the pretty red and blue pinot fruit aromas that are trimmed in noticeable if not invasive wood

and a voluptuous mouthfeel and finish of close to 50+ seconds

There is an attractive freshness and plenty of vivacity to the velvet-textured full-bodied and overtly muscular flavors that possess terrific punch on the beautifully long

Joseph Drouhin Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru 1976 Northern Rhone This is a big but