Beaune Bressandes Premier Cru

Bold, spicy aromas of charred wood and black tea leaves perfume ripe boysenberry and blackberry flavors in this wine. Sourced from organic and biodynamically farmed vines, it balances rich black fruit against an earthen, smoky undertow. Soft, pliant tannins are welcoming young but it should hit peak from 2025 and improve through 2035.

(2001) How wonderful it would have been to be able to wholeheartedly recommend a mature 1er Cru red Burgundy at such a modest price. For me, unfortunately, this wine is just edging into a steeply downward slope. It has a slightly stewed, maderised quality on the nose of otherwise developed, gamy, undergrowth and dank, farmyard bouquet. Theres also a little rubbery note that is less appealing. On the palate the acidity is rather prominent, and though still an interesting wine to see what a decent old Burgundy is like, this is rather past it and not entirely pleasurable for my tastes.