Roche Bellene, Volnay Clos Chenes Vintage:2020 (from younger vines that come

(from younger vines that come mostly from the eastern side of the Route Nationale

wrapped in a silky coat of ripe tannins

Perhaps the finest of the spatleses shown here

firm yet velvety tannins and a long

this beauty is full-bodied

Roche Bellene, Volnay Clos Chenes Vintage:2020 (from younger vines that comeRipe 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.