2008 Roche de Bellene Volnay Pitures

By billn on June 30, 2010

From the white marl close to Pommard 1er Chanlins. Perfumed, quite beautiful fruit. This is the first wine that shows a little fat to counter the structure. Gorgeous fruit – super.

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2008 Roche de Bellene Volnay Santenots

By billn on June 30, 2010

The aromas are narrower than the Pitures but the red fruit is still a very pretty thing. Again there is some fat here, the tannins being well-covered. Rounder than the Pitures though I preferred that expression of fruit.

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2008 Roche de Bellene Volnay Clos des Chênes

By billn on June 30, 2010

Beautiful fruit aromas again, and backed with violets this time. Super concentration, texture and balance – wow – I’m in!

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2008 Roche de Bellene Nuits St.Georges Les Murgers

By billn on June 30, 2010

The aromas have a denser impression to the red fruit but there are still some pretty floral aromatics too. Good fruit and structure – there’s a good balance here.

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2008 Roche de Bellene Gevrey-Chambertin Les Combottes

By billn on June 30, 2010

A wine that Nicolas says he has been waiting a long time to get hold of. Nice, elegant and fine fruit – not showing much depth today. Clearly there’s an executive texture of silky tannin here. The flavours like the aromas are a little tight. The wine impresses on some levels, it’s certainly quite elegant, but I’d have preferred to spend a little more time with it.

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2008 Roche de Bellene Vosne-Romanée Les Petits Monts

By billn on June 30, 2010

The aromas are understated but show a pretty complexity. Nicely fills the mouth – balanced and very understated.

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2008 Roche de Bellene Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts

By billn on June 30, 2010

The same understatement as the Petits Monts. There’s a little extra fat but essentially the same post-bottling tightness as the last wines.

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2008 Roche de Bellene Clos de la Roche

By billn on June 30, 2010

Aromatically tight. In the mouth this has a really impressive flavour – it’s hard to spit – overall an ‘exciting’ wine.

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2008 Roche de Bellene Clos St.Denis

By billn on June 30, 2010

The nose is more understated than I would like – mainly because the little it offers is gorgeous. In the mouth this doesn’t have the impact of the Clos de la Roche but like the nose the fruit flavours are to die for. Just a hint of minerality to the finish.

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