Roche Bellene, Volnay Clos Chenes Vintage:2020 The old vines are in

The old vines are in evidence and while this will need to develop a bit more depth

The only cloud on the horizon concerns the winerys ramped up production during a period of economic hard times

000 cases made

As it was from cask this is more restrained than usual and it requires aggressive swirling to coax the pure and spicy essence of red berry fruit aromas to emerge from the glass where there is a slight hint of herbal tea present

Roche Bellene, Volnay Clos Chenes Vintage:2020 The old vines are inRipe 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.