Armand Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze 1995 750mL (Slightly Soiled Label)

"I had last tried this from magnum in 2015 and it continues to show exceptionally well with its gorgeously spiced nose where moderate secondary characters are in evidence (but no sous-bois). There is strikingly good concentration to the wonderfully textured medium weight plus flavors that possess the same impressive depth as displayed by the nose along with impeccably good balance for such a powerful wine. The length though is what separates this wine from the "merely" great as it just goes on and on. The underlying material is knockout good and it may surprise you to read that even after almost 30 years of bottle age, this is displaying relatively few signs of age beyond the secondary character of the nose. For my taste this has just arrived at the front edge of full maturity and is a wine that should hold for several more decades. In sum, this is a stunner of a Clos de Bèze!" - Burghound, BH95, tasted 4/2024