Roche Bellene, Nuits Saint Georges Aux Boudots Brut Zero One of the wines of

One of the wines of the vintage

If we use Laura as the pivotal point

123 ha parcel of 80+ year old vines situated mostly in terres blanches

Coming from 100-year-old vines in the Les Serres lieu-dit

while bold

Roche Bellene, Nuits Saint Georges Aux Boudots Brut Zero One of the wines ofThis is very much in the half Nuits half Vosne model of a classic Boudots where the Vosne spice shows up on the ripe nose and the Nuits character shows up on the muscled flavors. But here the tannins are relatively refined and not really all that rustic; indeed the mouth feel is a good deal more sophisticated than the Vaucrains. I very much like this as its powerful, concentrated, balanced and beautifully persistent. (91 93) 2022+