Aurelie Berthod Beaune 1er Cru Bélissand

After 1.5 hour of aeration. Clear, pale ruby color; dark and more red fruits on the nose, peony, vanilla aromas, a hint of licorice; on the palate more red fruits, strawberries, a light to medium bodied wine. Not the longest in the mouth, but quite nice. Dr. Lavalle, in his 1855 recount of the wines of Côte d’Or, accredited Beaune Belissand (Belisart) to the troisième Cuvèe - a more elaborate classification of what is now all subsumed as premier cru. …