Jadot Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru 2016

95-98 points Fine Wine Review: "Overall, production at Jadot in 2016 is off 50% from a full harvest. Harvesting for the Côte d’Or wines began on 27 September. As is standard at Jadot, virtually all wines were made entirely with destemmed fruit. Malolactic fermentations were late, some finishing only in August... but the good news is that the quality is very high here across the board... The Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze has deep violet and mineral aromas and flavors and is pure and sleek. This appears to be yet another great wine in the making. (4/12/18)"

96+ points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "Tasted from bottle, the 2016 Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru (Domaine Louis Jadot) is showing marvelously, unfurling in the glass with a deep bouquet of juicy cherries, cassis, blood orange, violets and rich spices, its framing of new oak already almost entirely integrated. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, multidimensional and utterly complete, with a bottomless core of cool, sappy fruit that entirely conceals its supple but abundant tannins. Immensely concentrated and strikingly structurally refined, this is a brilliant Clos de Bèze that's more classically balanced than the more overtly ripe 2015. Drink: 2026-2070. (Jan 2019)"

96 points Bruce Sanderson (Wine Spectator): "[$500 list] A concentrated cherry note anchors floral, spice, mineral and tobacco flavors in this muscular red. A core of acidity provides structure and keeps this red focused and energetic. Fine balance and length. Best from 2024 through 2048. 162 cases made, 35 cases imported. (4/30/19)"

Bill Nanson (Burgundy Report): "Not a large-scaled nose but one of beguiling purity and openness. Supple, plenty of structure but it’s well-covered and balanced by the quantity and quality of the flavours – fine pure fruit and a beautiful mid-palate complexity. This is gorgeous though with some structure to note – the finishing flavours just radiating out from the core. Bravo! (Dec 2017)"