Domaine de Belliviere “Les Rosiers," Jasnières, Loire, France, 2022 (Jasnieres is Chenin)
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Overview of the Wine
Making biodynamic wines in the northernmost vineyards of the Loire requires determination, passionate commitment, and a cool temperament, as mother nature regularly brings frost, mildew, odium, and hail but this is exactly what the do, rather well we may add. They started on the backfoot with losses of vineyards to frost and other things in the early 90's to build up to where they are now. They now have 14 hectares, scattered over 65 parcels within 6 villages. Chenin Blanc represents the vast majority of the Bellivière production. Grapes are diligently picked by hand and in the cellar, each parcel is vinified individually in barrels of various shapes and sizes, permitting Eric and his son Clément to make judicious blending choices each vintage. Fermentations are always done with native yeasts, and often they will not finish all of the grapes' sugars.
Winemaker
Eric Nicolas
Grape / Blend
100% Chenin Blanc
Origin
Jasnières appellation, Loire Valley, France
History: Developed by Cistercian monks in the Middle Ages, celebrated by Henri IV and finely mapped under Louis XIV, the vineyard has undergone a qualitative revival coupled with a profound revival of public interest since the 1970s
Presentation: The geographical area of the Jasnières appellation extends over two communes in the Sarthe department: Lhomme and Ruillé-sur-Loir.
Soil: Turonian chalk (tuffeau), broken down into flint clays on sloping hillsides.
Climate: This appellation is one of the most northerly in the Loire Valley. Protected by the Bercé forest to the north and benefiting from adjacent valleys and south-facing slopes, it enjoys a temperate Touraine climate, broken down into numerous microclimates
Tasting Notes
The nose, and a lovely creaminess and delicacy on the palate perfectly match this wine's character of a floral inhalation with rarefied pit fruit essences. Smooth, substancial and glossy, this lingers caresssingly and delicately yet with formidable concentration of fruit and flowers.
Ian Blackburn 14.5, 24, 23.5, 32 = 94 points
Clear but dense, sliced nectarine, kiss of saltiness, elevated Chenin with the smallest possible kiss of "off dry" - really a luxurious mouth that screams "pair me with great food" - This is a great date night wine - spicy curry, amazing with grilled veggies and tofu, roasted chicken with goat cheese and garlic spinach. This is a great find inside of Chenin.
Product size: 750ml
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