Roche Bellene, Corton Rouge Size:6x750ml 35% Cabernet Franc

35% Cabernet Franc

I now wonder what the 2013 is going to be like

5 ha parcel)

this might be a slightly more masculine Pomerol

Roche Bellene, Corton Rouge Size:6x750ml 35% Cabernet FrancA brooding and taciturn nose speaks of very ripe black berry, plum and warm earth scents that are trimmed in a subtle spice nuances. There is excellent volume and concentration to the big bodied, intense and overtly muscular flavors that possess a velvety mid palate that contrasts with the markedly austere, backward and very much built to age finish. This is borderline old school as the rusticity isnt subtle yet its not so pronounced as to make this