Domaine Duroché - Chambertin Clos-de-Beze Grand Cru 2023

The “Clos-de-Beze” is the discrete queen of Chambertin.

Domaine Duroché has become an overnight superstar in Gevrey-Chambertin, and is a true winemaking fairy tale. Only five years after taking the helm of his family Domaine, Pierre Duroché gained global recognition with exceptional his exceptional Pinots grown on a myriad of Gevrey-Chambertin’s best plots. These comprise well-located village holdings, powerful Premier Crus and blockbuster Grand Crus. Domaine Duroché’s wines are some of the purest expressions of Pinot Noir in the Burgundy region. The “Clos-de-Beze'' is situated next to “Le Chambertin” and was planted in 1920; Pierre owns a 0.25-ha plot on the upper slope.

The Clos de Bèze boasts a dense black centre with purple rim, almost abrupt in its power. The detail does not speak on the nose but delivers an interesting salinity with some orange zest alongside the persistent red fruit. The finish is more elegant, as one expects from Clos de Bèze. Drink from 2032-2040. 94-96 pts, Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy. 

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Technical notes

Pierre picked from 4th to 11th September. All the wines are between 12.5 and 13% alcohol. They were vinified briskly across 12 days, without sulphur, until after the malolactic fermentation which was fairly early this year. When I tasted the wines had been assembled in tank for imminent bottling. A curiosity of this Domaine is that Pierre only uses new wood in his two big volume cuvées, Gevrey-Chambertin and the single vineyard "Champ", where the effect can be lost in the blend. He uses 20% whole bunch vinification from "Etelois" upwards, with 100% for "Cazetiers" and the tiny Griotte-Chambertin bottling.