Domaine Bellene, Beaune Greves Rouge Vintage:2009 A ripe and deeply pitched

A ripe and deeply pitched nose offers up notes of plum

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

Intense and long

An admirably pure nose displays aromas of black cherry

Domaine Bellene, Beaune Greves Rouge Vintage:2009 A ripe and deeply pitchedA 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