Domaine Chanson Domaine Chanson Clos des Fèves Beaune Premier Cru 2020 750ml

The deep nose of amarena cherry pulls you into this very ripe and concentrated Beaune 1er Cru, with a wonderfully creamy texture that ripples sensually over your palate, before the wine glides off into the velvety distance. Beneath the delicious surface this has a massive structure that will give it a very long life. Drink or hold. (James Suckling)

Energetic aromas of dark fruits, but with high tones of tangerine peel, wild berries, rose, limestone and peppercorn on the nose. The palate is incredibly floral with profuse rose and black cherries. Tannins slowly crawl and coat the roof and front of the palate, leaving traces of a black tea leaf that gently coats with what feels like boysenberry. Delicious with a bit of aeration. (Anna-Christina Cabrales)

This monopole of 10.13 acres sits mid-slope on the northern side of Beaune. In 2020, the wine wraps its broad ripeness in a bolt of silk, enveloping black- and tart red-cherry flavors into an opulent texture. There’s a rich overlay of oak, while the wine’s marked freshness carries through the wood to last on red fruit. Substantial, incipient, in need of long aging.

A ripe red, with blackberry, boysenberry and plum flavors shaded by earth and toasty oak. Lacks integration now, with the tannins flexing their muscles on the finish. Better with air. Best from 2025 through 2040. 100 cases imported. (Bruce Sanderson)