Roche Bellene, Gevrey Chambertin Champeaux other_regions_australia Fresh-picked berries and bramble on

Fresh-picked berries and bramble on the nose become focused and spiced on the palate

This is both more aromatically restrained and more elegant than the Clos de la Roche with its reluctant nose of rose petal

Nevertheless

This very firm effort is really quite good and very Cazetiers in basic character

Roche Bellene, Gevrey Chambertin Champeaux other_regions_australia Fresh-picked berries and bramble onThis is also quite firmly reduced and impossible to read today. Otherwise there much more mineral driven middle weight flavors that are notably more precise if, somewhat surprisingly, less concentrated, all wrapped in a slightly warm, dry and menthol inflected finish. This stands a better chance of coming together though I doubt that it will ever be a wine of distinction. (87 90) 2024+