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Château Bellerive - Quarts de Chaume 2006 (50 cl)

Name: Château Bellerive - Quarts de Chaume 2006 (50 cl)
Brand: Château Bellerive
Rating: 4 (18 reviews)

Quarts de Chaume|White wine

4/5 (18 customers)

16/20

Bettane & Desseauve

17/20

Gault & Millau

(Notes from the 2005 vintage)

Chenin

raced

blue cheese

sweet

"A truly great vintage"

An undisputed star among sweet wines, Quarts de Chaume enchants with its grace, located in a place that is ideal for Chenin to flourish. Nothing is missing from this exceptional 2006 vintage, harvested in several successive passes on botrytized grapes. This bottle concentrates aromatic complexity and power (white and exotic fruits, honey, dried fruit, and a hint of spice). Nothing is lacking in this exceptional 2006 vintage, harvested in several successive passes on botrytized grapes. This bottle concentrates aromatic complexity and power (white and exotic fruits, flowers, honey, candied citrus fruits), richness with impressive richness, while maintaining a balance between sweetness and liveliness! An incredible vintage full of panache and great aging potential!

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Estate

Château Bellerive

Vintage

Quarts de Chaume (50cl)

Vintage

2006

Designation

Quarts de Chaume

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

100% Chenin

Terroirs

Composed of decomposed sandstone, micro-granite, and clay schist, the Chaume terroir provides ideal conditions for Chenin grapes to flourish. The microclimate is conducive to overripening.

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous, limited yields, average age of vines: 30 years

Grape harvest

100% manual, by successive sorting

Wine making

Slow fermentation in oak barrels, conducted at low temperatures

Livestock farming

12 months in barrels

Alcohol content

14%

Residual sugars

90 g/L

Eye

Deep, old gold color with amber highlights

Nose

Intense and complex aromas of flowers, white fruits, candied citrus fruits, and exotic fruits.

Mouth

Powerful and opulent, beautifully concentrated with lovely richness. Lovely notes of exotic fruits (mango, passion fruit) and toasted bread. A balance between liveliness and mellowness for a long finish. With age, aromas of honey and candied orange develop.

Serve

At 8-10°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2030

Food and wine pairings

Enjoy with foie gras, white meats, river fish in cream sauce, blue cheeses, yellow fruit tart, etc.

More information on Château Bellerive

More information on Quarts de Chaume

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated 16/20 (2005 vintage) (Very good wine)

Winery rated 2 stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more consistent and uniform than the previous one)

About the estate:

A wine enthusiast, Alain Château is a passionate lover of terroirs. Since 2005, he has built up an impressive portfolio of vineyards in Bordeaux and the Loire Valley, where he owns three properties: Château de Varennes (7 hectares in Savennières), Château de la Guimonière (19 hectares in Coteaux-du-Layon Chaume, Anjou and Cabernet d'Anjou, including 16 hectares of Chenin) and Château Bellerive, located in the heart of the Quarts-de-Chaume appellation on the left bank of the Loire. The sweet wines combine power, elegance, and freshness and hold their own in their respective appellations. We did not taste the reds.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Wine rated 17/20 (Vintage 2005) (Remarkable wine)

5-star rated estate (Outstanding production)

About the estate:

Alain Château, an industrialist with a passion for wine, took over this historic vineyard in the Quarts-de-Chaume region in 2004. He enlisted the help of Denis Dubourdieu, a renowned Bordeaux oenologist who also owns a classified growth in Sauternes, as his advisor. With its dazzling golden color, this cuvée combines the sweetness of quince and honey with aromas of candied fruit. Soft, fresh and rich, it leaves a very pleasant, warm impression on the palate. Don't wait to discover it.

Customer rating

4/5

based on 18 reviews

Review and opinion by Mr. FABRICE B. Published on 04/23/2021

Interesting for people who like sweet wines as an aperitif (which is not my case), but this wine lacks something to accompany a dessert.