2008 Belland Roger Volnay Santenots

By billn on November 30, 2010

Made with the stems. Very pretty aromas – mainly fine red fruits – understated but lovely. Very soft fruits at the wine’s core, perfect acidity, fine tannin and flavours that decay very slowly – super-pretty!

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2008 Belland Roger Santenay Comme

By billn on November 30, 2010

Lots of aromatic depth. Fine tannin and very good acidity – though not the flavour impact that the nose suggests. Long finishing. A structured wine to wait a couple of years (or much longer) for.

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2008 Belland Roger Santenay Gravières

By billn on November 30, 2010

Higher-toned redder fruits, perhaps riper too. The same structure as the ‘Comme’ but more flavour to buffer it – even an extra dimension of flavour in the finish – very nice!

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2008 Belland Roger Santenay Beauregards

By billn on November 30, 2010

Depth, width and seemingly almost a texture to the nose. Fuller, everything is ‘extra’ versus the previous wines; flavour, balance, structure. This decays with less obvious flavour than the Gravières, but no less length.

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2008 Belland Roger Chassagne-Montrachet Clos Pitois

By billn on November 30, 2010

Wide, very nice aromas with a little herb (like Chassagne whites). The flavour is slightly more mineral than the Santenay with a similar intensity though a darker and fuller mid-palate of fruit.

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2008 Belland Roger Volnay Santenots

By billn on November 30, 2010

Made with the stems. Very pretty aromas – mainly fine red fruits – understated but lovely. Very soft fruits at the wine’s core, perfect acidity, fine tannin and flavours that decay very slowly – super-pretty!

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2008 Belland Roger Santenay Beauregards Blanc

By billn on November 30, 2010

(Blanc) There’s a hint of savoury to the nose, baked bread perhaps. This is also rather full but combined with the acidity there is a little more intensity. A nice fresh, again stony finish – long too!

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2008 Muzard Lucien et Fils Santenay-Maladière

By billn on November 30, 2010

Deep aromas of fruit that hint to a little reduction – slowly widening and opening to a red fruit. Tannin is quite supple and there is good flavour intensity. Nice length too.

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2008 Belland Roger Chassagne-Montrachet Clos Pitois

By billn on November 30, 2010

There’s a nicely, Chassagne nose with that slightly herbal backdrop. There is richness and some lovely acidity to match – the 2008 formula – I like the length, this is very nice indeed.

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