Château de Bellet - Bellet La Chapelle blanc 2020
Provence
White
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"Cuvée gastronomique
La Chapelle white bewitches with its fine, elegant nose of almond, pear and exotic fruit. The attack is taut and fresh, opening onto luscious notes of white-fleshed fruit, underlined by toasty notes. The finish is marked by elegant bitters and exquisite freshness.
Features
Estate
Château de Bellet
Cuvée
La Chapelle
Vintage
2020
Designation
Bellet
Region
Provence
Grape varieties
85% Rolle, 15% Chardonnay
Terroirs
Unique pudding soil (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 with cluster selection
Winemaking
Parcel selection, cold skin maceration, barrel fermentation
Breeding
10 months in 500L oak barrels
Alcohol content
13.5%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep golden yellow
Nose
Fine, delicate but intense, opens with notes of almond and torrent stones, with aeration, notes of pear and exotic fruit, orange zest.
Mouth
Taut, well-balanced attack, elegant bitters, aromas of white-fleshed fruit (quince, peach), long, persistent finish, accompanied by lightly toasted notes.
Serve
AT 12°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairing
Delicious with scallop risotto with citrus fruit, fillet of pollack with potatoes in a beurre blanc and lime sauce, veal blanquette with chicken sauce, crème brûlée with orange blossom...
Bellet Castle
Bellet
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine 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
Domaine noté (guide 2020) Award-winning 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.
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