Domaine de Bellivière - Haut-Rasné (moelleux) 2009
Loire
White
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Note : Gault Millau 17/20, Bettane & Desseauve 15,5/20
« Vin moelleux, opulent et précis. Il appelle un dessert aux fruits mais sera idéal seul. La finale contient déjà tous les fruits jaunes possibles. » (Le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2012 - Bettane & Desseauve) • « On voyage, avec ce moelleux, tant au nez qu’en bouche. Il s’ouvre sur une richesse aromatique aux notes de fruits mûrs avec des oranges confites, de la poire et de jolies notes florales. Sous le palais la sucrosité est subtile, on retrouve le fruit et la fraîcheur, avant une longue finale minérale » (Gault Millau Online)
Features
Estate
Domaine de Bellivière
Cuvée
Haut Rasné
Vintage
2009
Designation
Coteaux du Loir
Region
Loire
Grape varieties
100% Chenin
Terroirs
Flint clays on tuffeau and filtering sands
Viticulture
Soil preparation: ploughing, stubble removal and scraping, no weeding, low yields
Harvest
100% manual
Winemaking
Natural in barrels, the balance achieved is the work of nature
Breeding
1 year in barrels
Alcohol content
13,5%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep gold colour
Nose
This is a sign of the confit offered by part of the botrytized harvest. Citrus and dried fruit are also present.
Mouth
semi-dry to tender, opening on spices and honeyed floral aromas
Serve
Decant at 13-15°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2011
Drink before
2025
Domaine de Bellivière
Coteaux du Loir
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Graded area (2024 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production that sets the standard in its sector)
About the domain :
Clément Nicolas has now taken over from his parents Christine and Eric, and is making the most of the new gravity-fed winery. This estate sets the benchmark for Sarthe wines, continuing to position them at the highest level. Their 15-hectare organic and biodynamic vineyard is impeccable. Original wines that justify prices ranging from 20 to 42 euros.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Graded area (2024 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning connoisseurs.)
About the domain :
In the mid-1990s, Éric and Christine Nicolas were the first to raise the flame of Sarthe wines with panache. With the same sensitivity and rigor, their son Clément has joined them at the family domaine in Lhomme. Their cuvées demonstrate the immense potential of these discreet terroirs. The reasons for their success are the same as elsewhere in France: elitist, biodynamic viticulture and the most natural, yet scrupulous, winemaking possible. The coteaux-du-loir Vieilles Vignes Éparses is a perfect illustration of the unique, elegantly austere character of these wines, which evolve towards an extraordinary saline sensation with a few years in bottle. Calligramme, from 70-year-old vines, is another monument, oscillating between dry and semi-dry depending on the vintage, that every lover of great Loire whites must have in their cellar. With their high level of concentration, Pineau d'Aunis reds are among the most accomplished of this grape variety, albeit with a difference this year.
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