dried dates

but then it shows a bit of firmness on the finish

There is a touch of dryness in the endnote

There is length and complexity in the finish

Here the wood is so subtle as to be all but invisible as it easily allows the riper and denser mix of both white and yellow orchard fruit

Roche Bellene, Volnay Clos Chenes Vintage:2010 dried datesRipe 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.