Domaine de Bellivière - Franc de Pied 2009 (sec)
The Franc de Pied cuvée is a wine made from 4-year-old vines planted ungrafted (without rootstock), which already offered greater richness than typical young vines. With its well-ripened fruit, this dry, full-bodied white wine displays a deeper minerality. It can be enjoyed a few hours after opening but will continue to develop over the next ten years or so...
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Eye
Straw-yellow color with green highlights
Nose
a very ripe fruit, typical of 2009
Palate
This dry, full-bodied wine offers a deeper range of minerality
Serve
decant at 9-13°C
Open
2 hours before
Drink starting at
2013
Drink before
2019
Food and Wine Pairings
A déguster sur un brochet au beurre blanc, un tartare de poisson, des langoustines vapeur aux épices...<br/>
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2024 guide): 3*Stars (High-quality production that serves as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
Clément Nicolas has now firmly taken the reins of the estate left to him by his parents, Christine and Eric, and is making the most of the new gravity-fed winery. This estate sets the standard for wines from the Sarthe region, continuing to position them at the very highest level. Their management of the 15-hectare vineyard, cultivated using organic and biodynamic methods, is impeccable. These are distinctive wines that are well worth their prices, ranging from 20 to 42 euros.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated Estate (2024 Guide) 2*Stars (These exceptional estates, often boasting fabulous terroirs, are must-haves that, thanks to the consistency and excellence of their wines, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers)
About the estate:
In the mid-1990s, Éric and Christine Nicolas were the first to take up the long-extinguished torch of Sarthe wines with great panache. With the same sensitivity and rigor, their son Clément joined them at the family estate in Lhomme. Their wines showcase the immense potential of these understated terroirs. The reasons for their success are the same as elsewhere in France: elite, biodynamic viticulture and winemaking that is as natural as possible, yet meticulous. The Coteaux-du-Loir “Vieilles Vignes Éparses” perfectly illustrates the unique, elegantly austere character of these wines, which develop an extraordinary saline quality after a few years in the bottle. Calligramme, made from 70-year-old vines, is another masterpiece—oscillating between dry and off-dry depending on the vintage—that every lover of great Loire whites must have in their cellar. With their high level of concentration, the reds from Pineau d’Aunis are among the most accomplished expressions of this grape variety, though there is a slight variation this year.
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