Domaine Bellene, Beaune Greves Rouge Vintage:2009 Intense and long

Intense and long

penetrating Champagne is already showing well

Here the equally brooding nose is slightly more elegant with its cool and restrained nose of red currant

This is an excellent Puligny villages and well-worth checking out

Domaine Bellene, Beaune Greves Rouge Vintage:2009 Intense and longA background whisper of wood sets off distinctly reduced aromas and its not clear that even extended aeration is going to completely dissipate them. Otherwise there is excellent volume and mid palate density supporting the discreetly mineral inflected flavors that exhibit a noticeably dry but not really bitter finish where the wood reemerges. As the description suggests this is pretty awkward and its hard to see time fixing the shortcomings. I would