2011 Chambertin
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Even more restrained and more mineral than the Clos de beze but with huge power in the background. A cooler fruit character and more fragrance here and the texture is even silkier. A notch up. Very fine and very long and very complex. This again will need time: a sleeping Lion.
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FINE+RARE
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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Medium red. Musky aromas of strawberry, menthol and minerals, accented by a building peppery quality. Intensely flavored, tactile and tight, showing pungent peppery cut and a youthful bitter edge to the savory flavors of red berries, minerals and herbs. Finishes sappy and quite long, with a firm spine of acids and tannins and lingering notes of earth, menthol and pepper. A pure if rather strict rendering of this great grand cru, in need of patience.
About the producer
Nicolas Potel is one of Burgundy’s most talented and connected winemakers. He created Maison Roche de Bellene, the négoce arm of Domaine de Bellene, in 2008, using his extensive network in the region to source top-quality fruit for an "haute couture" négociant operation.