Château de Bellet 2018 blanc

Name: Château de Bellet 2018 blanc
Brand: Château de Bellet
Rating: 4.3 (14 reviews)

Bellet|White wine|Organic

Provence

White

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Drink or Keep

4.3/5 (14 customers)

rolle

racy

citrus

With this cuvée based on a predominantly Rolle (Vermentino) grape variety, Château de Bellet imposes its refined style, making it the benchmark for the appellation. Particularly suave, the nose gives off fruity, honeyed aromas, then, with aeration, citrus dominates. The palate is both intense and fresh. Fruity and spicy aromas express themselves superbly in this acidic framework. A fine balance between freshness and breed!

Features

Estate

Château de Bellet

Vintage

2018

Designation

Bellet

Region

Provence

Grape varieties

90% Rolle, 10% Chardonnay

Terroirs

Pudding soils (Pilocene pebbles and very light sand crossed by a few clay veins), at the foot of the Nice hills at an altitude of 250-300 metres.

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Parcel selection. Cold pellicular maceration, fermentation in barrels and stainless steel vats.

Breeding

10 months in 500L oak barrels

Alcohol content

13,5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Pale gold color with green highlights

Nose

Opens with notes of pear and citrus fruit.

Mouth

Fleshy, intense attack with a fresh structure, long finish supported by fine bitters.

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Drink before

2023

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with guinea fowl supreme with chanterelle mushrooms, salmon tataki, snails, pissaladière, Brie de Meaux ...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domain rated (2020 guide) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)

About the domain :

Situated on the Séoules hill in the hills above Nice at an altitude of almost 300 meters, the terraced vineyards benefit from the sea spray that tempers the summer heat. Having vinified 47 vintages and established the reputation of the Bellet appellation, Ghislain de Charnacé sold his 12-hectare vineyard in 2014 to property management company La Française REM (which also owns other vineyards). Considerable resources were deployed to restructure the vineyard, under the leadership, since summer 2018, of Jean de Laître, a talented master winemaker also present in the Bordeaux region. An ultra-functional winery at the foot of the old chapel now enables us to vinify as closely as possible to the terroir. A new style is emerging, with a reorganization of the range into three levels (entry-level, vins de terroirs and cuvées d'exception agnès), promising a bright future for this historic estate. The latest vintages demonstrate this welcome change of direction.

Guide Hachette des vins

Domain rated (guide 2020) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

This estate was born in 2012 from the merger of two properties, Ch. de Bellet and Coteaux de Bellet, bought by Française REM. The vineyard covers 10 ha.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.3/5

on 14 reviews