Domaine Olivier Bernstein Chambertin Clos de Beze 2019 Bouteille (75cl)
The Domaine Olivier Bernstein Chambertin Clos de Bèze 2019 is a red Burgundy wine from the Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru in Gevrey-Chambertin. Made from 100% Pinot Noir, it comes from two parcels totaling 0.3 hectare. Jancis Robinson awards it 18/20 and recommends drinking between 2032 and 2050. Critics describe a wine with savory and earthy notes, featuring a smooth, intense, and tightly wound palate built for long-term ageing.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Gevrey Chambertin
- Producteur / Domaine
- Olivier Bernstein
- Parcelle / Cru
- Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze
- Millésime
- 2019
Olivier Bernstein
Founded in Beaune in 2007, Maison Olivier Bernstein exclusively crafts a focused range of Premier and Grand Cru wines from the Côte de Nuits. Its model combines estate-owned vineyards with parcels farmed under long-term agreements, featuring direct management of the viticultural work. Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze is among the iconic cuvées of this producer.
- Owner
- Olivier Bernstein
Histoire du domaine
Coming from a family connected to classical music publishing, Olivier Bernstein initially pursued a career in the railway industry before training in viticulture and oenology in Beaune. Notably, he spent time in Henri Jayer's cellar, then in 2002 acquired an eight-hectare estate in Tautavel, in the Roussillon, where he learned the craft of winemaking. Drawn to Burgundy, he founded a fine-wine house in Beaune in 2007 specializing in Premier and Grand Crus, primarily seeking out old vines and securing direct control over their cultivation from the owners. In 2012, he purchased vines in Gevrey-Chambertin in the Premier Cru Les Champeaux and the Grand Cru Mazis-Chambertin. The estate subsequently expanded with vineyards in Charmes-Chambertin, while the other cuvées rely mainly on long-term agreements allowing his team to manage the parcels themselves. The estate is located at 4 rue Jean-Belin, in the heart of Beaune.
Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze
Chambertin-Clos de Bèze is a physically delimited Grand Cru appellation whose parcel area corresponds exclusively to the "Clos de Bèze" lieu-dit in Gevrey-Chambertin. The terroir occupies an east-facing hillside, with piedmont plots at the heart of a small amphitheater. The shallow, well-draining, carbonated clay-limestone soils combine scree, clays, and red silts. They primarily overlie a Bajocian substratum of crinoidal limestone and marly levels.
- Vineyard commune
- Gevrey-Chambertin
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name "Clos de Bèze" recalls the former wine estate of the Abbaye de Bèze, which owned the site as early as the 7th century; the term "clos" has survived despite the disappearance of its walls.
- Exposure
- Levant, generally east-facing
- Slope
- Piedmont, at the heart of a small amphitheater
- Soil
- Shallow, carbonated, and well-draining clay-limestone soils, with scree, clays, and red silts.
- Subsoil and geology
- Plateau of hard Bajocian crinoidal limestone, with marly levels; Bathonian towards the upper part.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 2009
- Vineyard holding status
- Negoce under contract with parcel cultivation by the Bernstein team
- Indicative vine age
- Vines over 60 years old according to the official website; a professional datasheet indicates an average age of about 60 years.
Histoire de la parcelle
Clos de Bèze has been known since the 7th century, and the BIVB dates its entry into history to 640 as a monastic property of the Abbaye de Bèze. It was transferred to the Chapter of Langres in the early 13th century, then remained in the hands of the canons until the French Revolution, when it was divided among multiple owners. The Chambertin-Clos de Bèze appellation d'origine contrôlée was recognized by the decree of July 31, 1937; its delimited parcel area corresponds exclusively to the lieu-dit Clos de Bèze.
