The 2005 Beaune Greves Vieilles Vignes evinces bright cherry, wood smoke and chalk dust. Densely meaty, savory and stony on the palate, with rather obvious tannins and slight woodiness (two of three barrels are new), it certainly displays good length, and may just need more time to properly assess.
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