Tasted from magnum, the 2012 Clos de Betz is still lively and fresh, with a firm core of sappy fruit and expressive oak essences. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is balanced, fresh and succulent, with a lively mouthfeel, and this will remain food-friendly for another decade and a half due to the bottle’s size. If you have a regular-sized bottle of this still in your cellar, subtract eight years from my drink date since magnums age slower than regular 750-milliliter bottles.