Maison Roche de Bellene - Volnay - Vieilles Vignes - Rouge - 2018

Wine:

With its distinct fruit and style, the 2018 red Volnay Vieilles Vignes offers a magnificent taste, marked by precise aromatic notes. Delicate raspberry aromas and judiciously integrated oak characterize this elegant wine with precise and refined tannins. It's recommended to aerate before serving and pair with a veal chop, for instance. Rated 94/100 by the Committee.

Vinification:

Hand-picked, traditional vinification, aged in oak barrels.

Color:

Intense ruby red.

Nose:

Fine raspberry aromas and well-integrated woody notes.

Palate:

Elegant and delicate, this wine with its silky tannins reveals great aromatic precision and perfectly balanced oak.

Temperature:

Serve between 16 and 18°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Veal chop, jugged hare à la royale, roast quail, beef cheek melted in red wine and pommes grenailles.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2030, and even longer for enthusiasts.

Roche de Bellene is an elite winery. Its founder, Nicolas Potel, crafts some of the most sensual wines in Burgundy. Very old vines, organic farming, and subtle aging are all finely-tuned parameters that shape wines of exceptional realism and precision, with genuine and abundant flavors of fruit.