Roche Bellene, Volnay Clos Chenes other_regions_australia The winemaking here is very

The winemaking here is very traditional

There is excellent volume to the sappy and palate coating medium-bodied flavors that exude ample minerality on the dusty and ever-so-mildly dry finish that my score assumes will age out as it’s likely related to the February bottling

18% Cabernet Franc and 17% Cabernet Sauvignon

There is excellent volume and solid power to the rich

Roche Bellene, Volnay Clos Chenes other_regions_australia The winemaking here is veryRipe and again reasonably fresh aromas include those of various dark berries, warm earth and discreet floral wisps. The rich, concentrated and solidly powerful larger scaled flavors are also somewhat grippy and quite serious though in this case there is a reasonable chance this will age out successfully. With that said, this is unlikely to make for especially interesting early drinking.