"Here's the 1955 at last," exclaimed Lalou Bize-Leroy—alluding to the legendary 1955 Maison Leroy Chambertin, the wine she cites as the model for what she aspires to achieve at Domaine Leroy—as we tasted the 2018 Chambertin Grand Cru, and it's hard not to share her enthusiasm. Mingling deep aromas of sweet berries and plums with hints of licorice, peonies, incense and spices, complemented by savory, carnal bass notes, this is a full-bodied, deep and multidimensional wine that's seamless and complete, with a layered core framed by powdery tannins and lively acids, concluding with a long, sapid finish. This elegantly muscular and impeccably balanced Chambertin is a wine built for eternity.