Maison Roche de Bellene - Bourgogne - Sélection - Blanc - 2015

Wine:

The 2015 white Burgundy Cuvée Réserve  is an exemplary and perfectly ripe Chardonnay. Indeed, its beautiful harvest maturity is appreciated, pleasantly highlighted by a well-adjusted woodiness where floral notes dominate and chalkiness provides support. The palate is broader and more aromatic, with a rich, generous, yet very well-balanced juice. The bitters are fine, and the wine can still hold for another 2 to 3 years, but it can be enjoyed right now with freshwater fish, a salmon terrine, or a section of cod in beurre blanc. A Committee Favorite rated 92/100.

Vinification:

Hand-harvested, malolactic fermentation carried out in full.
80% of the harvest matured in demi-muids and the remaining 20% in 228-litre barrels.
Average age of vines 48 years, surface area 2.30 ha, south-east exposure, clay-limestone terroir, altitude 245 m.

Color:

Bright light gold.

Nose:

Marked by aromas of white flowers and a lovely, discreet woodiness.

Palate:

Full-bodied and generous, this well-balanced cuvée releases a full-bodied juice with lovely freshness and bitter finish of great finesse.

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Salmon terrine, cod with beurre blanc.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2026.

Roche de Bellene is an elite house. Its founder, Nicolas Potel, makes some of the most sensual wines in Burgundy. Very old vines, organic farming… are all finely regulated parameters that forge wines of great caliber, filled with sincere and abundant flavors of fruit.