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Nicolas potel: roche de bellene

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Tasted January 24, 2011 - January 26, 2011 by Alex H with 1,272 views

Flight 1 - Aperitif (1 note)

White
2009 Domaine de Bellene Savigny-lès-Beaune Blanc France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune
83 points
Fresh ripe guavas, almonds and green apples. Slightly vanilla beans. An aftertaste of interesting herbaceous green

Flight 2 - 09 whites (2 notes)

White
2009 Maison Roche de Bellene Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chalumeaux France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
84 points
Lemon minerality with warm yellow fruits. Steely and metallic. Some toasted almonds and baygon notes
White
2009 Maison Roche de Bellene Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chenevottes France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
85 points
Light new oak, untoasted. Cleaner more precise notes. White lemons. Sharper with cleaner minerality.

Flight 3 - 09 reds (3 notes)

Red
2009 Domaine de Bellene Nuits St. Georges Vieilles Vignes France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges
83 points
Spicy cherries with light prickly notes but ripe red berry fruits. Round and inviting. Some Turkish delight
Red
2009 Maison Roche de Bellene Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combe aux Moines France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
84 points
Lively and lovely nose. Almost florals but also a bit sweet confected notes. Sour cherries with easy going palate. Quite big
Red
2009 Maison Roche de Bellene Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
84 points
Spicy florals. Grippy sappy palate and tannins. Too young at the moment. V tight and hard. Might be more welcoming in future

Flight 4 - 09 grand cru reds (6 notes)

Red
2009 Maison Roche de Bellene Clos de la Roche France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
89 points
Pure beam of red currant and cherry fruit. Brambly fruit with black spices and black peppercorns. Most nicely ripened and roundest fruit of the lot.
Red
2009 Maison Roche de Bellene Bonnes Mares France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
91 points
Wow! Excellent nose of preserved Sichuan vegetables and stewed wolfberry ginseng cherries strawberries. Lovely lovely. Slight gingseng roots lifts the wine. Wonderful. unique standout among the rest and like a queen but queen of current pop lady gaga. V different. Balsamic fruit.
Red
2009 Maison Roche de Bellene Chambertin France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
88 points
Iightly spiced lightly floral nose. Attractive red fruits. Light and airy fairy with some smoke and lots of pure pretty fruits. Nice
Red
2009 Maison Roche de Bellene Chambertin-Clos de Bèze France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
90 points
Red ripe focused dark cherries. Great fruit and power with velvet elegance. Still unready and hard to assesss. But definitely royalty in waiting.
Red
2009 Maison Roche de Bellene Latricières-Chambertin France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru
86 points
Bright red fruits with sour red cherries dominating at the moment. Spicy nose. Tight. Clean and pure. Nicer with time
Red
2009 Maison Roche de Bellene Charmes-Chambertin France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
88 points
Sweet floral nose of orchids and pomegranate juice. Some nice juicy blueberry and pristine clear healthy cranberry juice.

Flight 5 - Older whites (4 notes)

White
2008 Maison Roche de Bellene Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
83 points
Oyster shells , white schist some creamy white stonefruits. V mineral but not as sharp as the Genevieve. Becoming flat with time.
White
2008 Maison Roche de Bellene Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
86 points
More toasty oak but also v mineral and white stonefruited. More precise than the Perriere. A but wafer but v pin point a acidity. Longer lasting and more imprressionful
White
2008 Maison Roche de Bellene Corton-Charlemagne France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
88 points
V pearish and still mineral. V limey. Like the meaursault but more precise. V good and precise and pristine. Clean and made with consciousness of not tainting the purity of the fruit
White
2005 Nicolas Potel Corton-Charlemagne France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
85 points
Wafer biscuit with fresh lemons and clear limestone slate but with fresh waffles. Closed ?

Flight 6 - 1st cru reds (4 notes)

Red
2007 Domaine de Bellene Beaune 1er Cru Teurons Vieilles Vignes France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
84 points
Still like we last left it. Floral and pretty and v easy drinking. Pretty and friendly
Red
2007 Domaine de Bellene Beaune 1er Cru Pertuisots France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
85 points
Also charming and pretty floral notes but with a secondary tier of roots and some leafy herbs. Nice.
Red
2002 Nicolas Potel Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
83 points
A bit reductive with chocolatey dark soy sauce and feather notes. Old fruit notes. Kinda tired.
Red
2002 Nicolas Potel Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combe aux Moines France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
85 points
Preferred this over the other 02 lavaux as this was fresher red fruited with nice hints of earth dotting the palate.

Flight 7 - Older grand cru reds (2 notes)

Red
2004 Nicolas Potel Chambertin France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
87 points
Green weeds and herbaceousness with fresh gingerly roots. Typical of the vintage but still nice red fruits.
Red
2004 Nicolas Potel Chambertin-Clos de Bèze France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
87 points
Very much like the Chambertin 04 served before it , this is also herbal with green notes but also still keeping the nice rounded red fruits. On par with the Chambertin.
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