Roche Bellene, Chambertin Vintage:2011 The wine is refined

The wine is refined

The medium-bodied palate is like a tightly coiled spring

earth and floral-suffused nose

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Drink 2015-2024

Roche Bellene, Chambertin Vintage:2011 The wine is refinedLike the Romane Saint Vivant, this was initially badly reduced, indeed to the point that it was unpleasant. I once again left the bottle exposed to air for 24 hours and unlike the Romane Saint Vivant, it actually largely, if not completely cleaned up to where the reduction was more of a nuance rather than dominating the ripe dark currant, earth and floral suffused nose. There is good vibrancy to the medium weight and mineral inflected flavors that