LiQuery - Roche De Bellene Volnay Clos Des Ch�nes 1er Cru 2013

ROCHE DE BELLENE VOLNAY CLOS DES CH�NES 1ER CRU 2013

Item:	636621
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2013 VINTAGES
Release Date:	2021-12-02
Producer:	Maison Roche De Bellene
Location:	France - Burgundy
Price:	$107.00 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Medium-bodied & Fruity
Alcohol:	12.5%
Varietal:	Pinot Noir
Sugar Code:	XD (2.0 g/L)
Rating:	93
Glass Style:	Pinot Noir Purchase Glass

Description
Clos des Ch�nes is a distinguished premier cru vineyard in Volnay. It's planted solely to Pinot Noir, and the wines grown in this terroir are among the very best Volnay has to offer. The grapes benefit greatly from the southerly aspect and excellent sun exposure that the hill provides. The resulting wines are typically rich and fresh, with intense ripe red fruit and excellent structure. These are wines of character and substance with great ageing potential. The 2004 vintage was a challenging one, but as with all things, time has brought many gems to the surface, and the best are now rewarding patience and drinking very well.

Description

Clos des Ch�nes is a distinguished premier cru vineyard in Volnay. It's planted solely to Pinot Noir, and the wines grown in this terroir are among the very best Volnay has to offer. The grapes benefit greatly from the southerly aspect and excellent sun exposure that the hill provides. The resulting wines are typically rich and fresh, with intense ripe red fruit and excellent structure. These are wines of character and substance with great ageing potential. The 2004 vintage was a challenging one, but as with all things, time has brought many gems to the surface, and the best are now rewarding patience and drinking very well.

Tasting Notes
Three years forward and indeed the window has been opened, wide and with the cool air blowing in, and out. Clos Des Ch�nes is officially leaving the primary building and gleefully striding over the line. This first look at secondary fruit maintains the integrity of that citrus perfume and tropical sapidity, now steeped as in a tisane, tannins tested but still gilded and maintaining their fine-chained line. This stage should take the wine to mid-decade and the last four to five years will be really interesting. Score - 93. (Michael Godel, winealign.com, May 8, 2021)

Tasting Notes