Domaine Bellene, Beaune Greves Rouge Vintage:2009 You could match this to

You could match this to a grilled steak now or let mellow for a few years

the tannins are refined and fine-grained

penetrating Champagne is already showing well

Intense and long

Here the equally brooding nose is slightly more elegant with its cool and restrained nose of red currant

Domaine Bellene, Beaune Greves Rouge Vintage:2009 You could match this toA 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