A sweet juice, with a nose of apricot, yellow peach, juicy pear, passion fruit, and white flowers... The palate is simply incredible, the balance between the fine acidity and the 18 grams of residual sugar/litre is masterful – one of our great favourites.
Clément and Laure-Anne Nicolas
Clément Nicolas and his wife Laure-Anne took over the reins of Domaine de Bellivière in a smooth transition in 2021, after Clément had joined his parents, Eric and Christine Nicolas, at the estate in 2015. Founded in 1995, the Domaine has become a Loire Valley benchmark, especially for its Jasnières and Coteaux-du-Loir—two underappreciated appellations that the family elevated to excellence through hard work, passion, and skill. After restoring an old farmhouse, the estate now spans 20 hectares across five communes in the Sarthe. Certified organic since 2005 and biodynamic since 2011, their natural winemaking involves gravity-fed processes and aging in troglodyte cellars—choices rooted in respect for the land. High school sweethearts, Laure-Anne and Clément continue to uphold Bellivière’s legacy, crafting impeccably precise wines that reflect the vibrant terroirs they nurture.
A dry wine for this 2023 vintage: peach, quince, honey, tropical fruits, a hint of pastry... A few words from the estate: “This wine, which is delicious, rich and indulgent in its youth, will reveal a more pronounced minerality after a few years of aging.”
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.
Already a wonderful introduction to Bellivière’s wines... A preview of what’s to come with the estate’s Chenins! Notes of honey, beeswax, quince, pear, and melon... A dry wine for this 2023 vintage—balanced, luscious, and fruity.
A demi-sec rosé with 18 grams of residual sugar per liter, this cuvée is crafted only in favorable vintages. It offers a characterful profile, combining refined notes of spice with the indulgent ripeness of red fruit.
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.
The 2022 vintage is dry, with a subtle delicacy, making it the perfect bottle for an aperitif. With notes of orchard fruits, lemon zest, honey, and almond... It’s so good that it can even stand on its own!
First vintage for this cuvée, bringing together the spice and freshness of the North with the sunshine of the Southern Rhône! A beautiful balance in this unexpected blend that awakens your senses and draws you right to the glass.
A few words from the estate: "When the Grenache berries turn into bubbles, thanks to the Pineau d’Aunis! These Grenache grapes bring us a fresh, easy-drinking sparkling red." Zero gram of residual sugars.
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 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!
Chenin meets Pineau d'Aunis (a rather rare blend!) to create a completely harmonious, fresh, and vinous sparkling wine with mineral notes—it’s just perfect for kicking off the evening and awakening the taste buds! Creamy on the palate, with a salty finish.
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 cuvée produced only in vintages suitable for sweet wines, with 44.4 grams of residual sugar per liter in this case. Rich and aromatic, with an ultra-complex nose of candied fruit, honey, and spices; full-bodied, with great purity and an endless finish.
This sweet wine is a complete success, with a rich 122 grams of residual sugar per liter, unique aromatic intensity, and depth of flavor. It is a wine for contemplation, with notes of yellow peach, honey, flowers, and hazelnut... It has great aging potential.
Vigne en Foule: “a high-density extravaganza,” as the estate puts it! A unique tasting experience—a wine of exceptional elegance, finely crafted with beautiful minerality. The aromas are dense, while the texture is supple and delicate, with a long finish.
A sweet rosé with 149 grams of residual sugar per liter, this cuvée is produced only in favorable vintages and offers us an exceptional, rare, and precious wine with notes of gingerbread, black fruit jam, flowers, honey, and more...
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".
A rich, taut profile, beautiful minerality, yellow fruit, citrus, honey... A few words from the estate: “This wine, with its unique character, expresses all its complexity with finesse and elegance.” A soft wine, with 6.94 grams of residual sugar per liter.
