Domaine Bellene, Beaune Greves Rouge other_regions_australia Asian-style tea and soft spice

Asian-style tea and soft spice nuances

There’s nothing attenuated or ethereal on the palate – it's remarkably dense

sea water and oyster shell

Aged for 30 months in new oak barrels

matchstick and toast

Domaine Bellene, Beaune Greves Rouge other_regions_australia Asian-style tea and soft spiceA 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