Nicolas Potel’s Burgundy Domaine
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About Domaine de Bellene • Located in Beaune, the heart of the Burgundy region. • Bellene — former name of Beaune, which originated from Belenos, the ancient Gallic god of light and beauty.
Domaine de Bellene
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About Domaine de Bellene The Buildings • Originally a Cistercian abbey, built in the 16th century. • Acquired by Nicolas Potel in 2006. • Renovated according to very strict environmental standards, based on Canada’s HQE (Haute Qualité Environnementale). • Incorporated a rainwater collection system, solar panels for electricity and a heating system fueled by vine cuttings.
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About Domaine de Bellene The Vineyards • 62 acres of vines, from Santenay in the south, to Vosne-Romanée. • Focus is on vieilles vignes (old vines – 40 years or older). • Selection massale for new plantings (no clones). • Farmed organically, incorporating Biodynamic techniques. • Very careful and selective hand picking into small bins.
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Vineyard work at Domaine de Bellene
Cultivating by horse power in the Domaine’s parcel of the Beaune Premier Cru, Les Grèves vineyard.
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The harvest at Domaine de Bellene
Harvest at Bellene. The fruit is picked and transported in small, five-kilogram baskets to avoid damaging the fruit.
After receiving the grapes into the cellar, it is carefully sorted to select out inferior or damaged fruit.
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About Domaine de Bellene The Winemaking • Vertical press for gentle pressing, which results in clear juice that does not need filtration. • Minimal cellar work: spontaneous fermentations, no enzymes, no acid adjustments, no bâtonnage, no filtration. • Gravity flow to move the wines from the fermenters to the barrels. • Up to 16 months in 228-liter barriques and 600-liter demi-muid casks.
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In the cellar at Domaine de Bellene
Nicolas Potel with Bellene winemaker Sylvain Debord.
Vertical basket press for slow gentle pressing of the fruit.
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In the cellar at Domaine de Bellene
Stainless steel fermentation tanks. Fermentation is done in low light to preserve Resveratrol and Piceatannol.
The renovated barrel cellar at Domaine de Bellene.
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The Appellations of Domaine de Bellene Vineyards in: • Santenay • Meursault • Saint-Romain • Beaune • Savigny-les-Beaune • Comblanchien • Nuits-Saint-Georges • Vosne-Romanée
White wines: • Saint-Romain, Vieilles Vignes • Savigny-les-Beaune • Santenay, Les Charmes Dessus • Côte de Nuits Villages, Les Monts de Boncourt • Meursault, Les Forges
Red wines: • Côte de Nuits Villages, Vieilles Vignes • Beaune 1er Cru, Cuvée Cinquantenaire (blend of five parcels) • Beaune 1er Cru, Les Grèves • Nuits-Saint-Georges, Vieilles Vignes • Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru, Aux Chaignots • Savigny-les-Beaune, Les Hauts Jarrons • Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru, Les Peuillets • Volnay 1er Cru, Les Grands Poisots • Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru, Les Suchots
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“What I am searching for is definition — definition of place.” — Nicolas Potel
The Domaine de Bellene Label
Label details include: • Size and situation of the parcel, including GPS coordinates • Density of planting, rootstock and age of vines • Harvest and bottling dates • Winemaking and élevage details • Concentrations of Resveratrol and Piceatannol
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Vineyards of Domaine de Bellene
Côte de Nuits-Villages vineyard in the village of Comblanchien.
The excellent Côte de Nuits-Villages Chardonnay vineyard, Les Monts de Boncourt.
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Vineyards of Domaine de Bellene
The Chardonnay vines of Santenay, Les Charmes Dessus.
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Vineyards of Domaine de Bellene Les Forges
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Vineyards of Domaine de Bellene
Vineyards of Savigny-lès-Beaune, with the hill of Corton in the background.
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Vineyards of Domaine de Bellene
Les Peuillets
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Vineyards of Domaine de Bellene Parcels in Nuits-St-Georges
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Vineyards of Domaine de Bellene
Very old vines in the Premier Cru Beaune Grèves, planted in 1904.
The Premier Cru Pertuisots vineyard, also in Beaune.
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Vineyards of Domaine de Bellene Les Suchots
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— The companies of Nicolas Potel —
Domaine de Bellene & Maison Roche de Bellene Thoughtfully crafted, terroir-focused wines from Burgundy
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