A complex nose, with notes of honeyed white fruit, candied orange, dried fruit, and a hint of minerality. Palate: as the label suggests, this is poetic stuff indeed. This sweet wine, with 15.5 grams of residual sugar/litre, is a true delicacy, with a finish that lingers on for an eternity.
Eric Nicolas
Éric and Christine Nicolas, one the great ambassadors of the wines of the Loire today, and not just for the quality of their luscious cuvées of such masterfully balanced sweetness. The couple founded their estate from scratch in 1995, first renovating an old farmhouse and then cobbling together piece by piece some twenty hectares of vines across five communes. After embracing organic viticulture in 2005, the entire vineyard was certified biodynamic in 2011. “This attention to the day-to-day experience of the vines allows us to remain highly adaptable to the particularities of the vintage and all kinds of other challenges. Moreover, it allows us to translate the terroir in the taste of the wine.” In the cellar the winemaking approach is natural, with work by gravity, and ageing done in underground cellars. Joined by their talented son Clément in 2015, today Bellivière’s future is in good hands, and all the praise is well deserved: theirs are wines of unwavering pleasure and precision.
Warning: once you’ve tasted this wine, it will be haunting you for years. A nose of dried strawberry, rosebud, pepper, and liquorice... A rich and eminently aromatic palate, with a pulpy mouthfeel, crisp tannins, and a long finish with a hint of mint.
Complex nose: peach, quince, honey, tropical fruits, hint of pastry notes... A few words from the Estate: "The ripe and fine material and the great acidity allow us to reconnect with these great slender wines that we love so much, fresh, with a northern profile."
A complex nose, with notes of honeyed white fruit, candied orange, dried fruit, and a hint of minerality. Palate: as the label suggests, this is poetic stuff indeed. This is a dry wine in 2020, with 4 grams of residual sugar/litre, is a true delicacy, with a finish that lingers on for an eternity.
Warning: once you’ve tasted this wine, it will be haunting you for years. Complex and fragrant nose with notes of black fruits, stone fruits, soft spices... The palate is luscious, silky, while retaining the mineral structure of the terroir.
A lovely introduction to the estate’ wines, with notes of honey, beeswax, quince, pear, and melon... A wine that falls into the category of "semi-sweet", with 10.5 grams of residual sugar per litre. Must be tried with an apple tarte Tatin!
An anthology bottle, Pineau d'Aunis at its best: flowers, white pepper, honey, a touch of mint... A few words from the Domaine: "the texture, delicately extracted, gives this rare wine great aromatic complexity and fine tannins with a silky texture".
Generous and complex nose, definitely a wine for meditation: apricot, honey, candied orange, white flowers, mineral hint... Soft and rich with its 69 grams of residual sugars/litre, the refreshing acidity is superb and balances the wine beautifully.
A dry rosé wine, crafted for food-pairings and gastronomy, carried by notes of black fruits and soft spices. Astrancia is a delicate mountain flower that offers us its delighting purple reflections all summer long, exactly like this cuvée!
A nose bursting with notes of black fruits, cherry, cinnamon, undergrowth... Supple on the palate, a digestible wine with a juicy and finely acidulous finish. Lively wine, shake it or decant it before serving if you're afraid of gas.
The perfect wine to share with your friends around a nice and simple lunch. It's fruity, with notes of Morello cherry, cocoa, aromatic herbs... The palate is concentrated, the tannins carry the aromatic without overpowering it, long and fresh finish.
A lovely introduction to the estate’ wines, with notes of honey, beeswax, quince, pear, and melon... A wine that falls into the category of "semi-sweet", with 10.5 grams of residual sugar per litre. Must be tried with an apple tarte Tatin!
Complex nose, with notes of honeyed white fruits, candied orange, dried fruit, and a hint of minerality. Palate: as the label suggests, this is poetic stuff indeed. This is a dry wine in 2021, with 2,72 grams of residual sugar/litre, a true delicacy, with a finish that lingers on.
A fine success for this elegant, well-balanced orange wine, revealing lovely aromas of white peach, exotic fruit and flowers... Fresh on the palate, with a beautiful aromatic structure and fine bitters on the finish. Perfect as soon as the sun comes out!