Laurent Ponsot, Chambertin Clos Beze Frene Vintage:2020 It was bottled in May

It was bottled in May 2022

The 2012 Barbaresco Paolin is a smart and simple wine with dark cherry and blackberry at its core

femme fatale of a finish

I recorked the bottle and tasted it again a couple of hours later to find that it keeps changing

Moderate wood works with the softly spicy and distinctly earthy red berry fruit aromas where a hint of crushed herbs surfaces

Laurent Ponsot, Chambertin Clos Beze Frene Vintage:2020 It was bottled in May(ash tree). A discreet but not invisible dose of wood does not detract from the purity of the elegant, airy and exuberantly spicy array of red currant, rose petal, lavender and forest floor scents. The succulent, indeed borderline plump, and refined middle weight flavors flash first rate tension and delineation on the compact and serious finish where hints of warmth and mocha emerge. This is excellent and while its certainly constructed to reward