At 40 years old, the 1977 Chambertin Clos de Beze from Domaine Clair Dau scored 17 points on the Dionysian scale of 20. It had 13% alcohol, cost back then under $50, and had peaked ten years ago but was still holding its plateau.
The wine was a gift to my daughter from her birth year on her fifth birthday. Both she and the wine are holding up well. I can no longer afford thee wines.
It still had some ruby in the school-house red brick color; wood, leather and subtle hints of raspberry rose after 30 minutes. It was decanted and directly poured to go with dinner. It once had darker color than many of today’s Burgundy wines.
There are eight Grand Cru wines from Gevrey-Chambertin and this one beats many times the famous Le Chambertin. Put one away for a decade or two. In Vino Veritas.
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