Château Bellerive - Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru 2015 (sweet)

Château Bellerive - Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru 2015 (liquoreux)

Quart de Chaume Grand Cru|White wine

4.7/5 (7 customers)

98/100

Decanter

Chenin

desserts

blue cheese

sweet

“An elegant nose combining toasted dried fruits and ripe oranges. The palate features exotic fruits, honeyed vanilla notes, and dried orchard fruits.” (Or Decanter). Nothing is missing from this exceptional 2015 vintage, which is already making our mouths water. Already impressive and more than promising, this wine concentrates aromatic complexity, richness, and power, while maintaining balance and freshness. An incredible vintage full of panache and with excellent aging potential!

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Estate

Château Bellerive

Vintage

2015

Designation

Quart de Chaume Grand Cru

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

100% Chenin

Terroirs

Composed of weathered sandstone, micro-granites, and clay schist, the Chaume terroir provides an ideal environment for Chenin to thrive. Its microclimate is conducive to overripening.

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous, limited yields, average vine age: 30 years

Grape Harvest

100% manual, through successive sorting

Winemaking

Traditional, with slow fermentation at low temperatures in oak barrels

Livestock farming

12 months in oak barrels

Alcohol content

12,5%

Residual sugars

135 g/L

Eye

Deep color, with a golden antique hue and amber highlights

Nose

Develops intense and complex aromas of flowers, white fruits, candied notes, and exotic fruits

Palate

Powerful and rich, with a beautiful concentration of flavor and a full-bodied mouthfeel. Lovely notes of exotic fruits (mango, passion fruit) and toasted bread. A balance between liveliness and smoothness, resulting in a lovely finish. With age, aromas of honey and candied orange.

Serve

At 8-10°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2030 and beyond

Food and wine pairings

Enjoy it with foie gras, river fish in cream sauce, fruit tart, vanilla ice cream...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 2 stars (A solid, recommendable production, though slightly more conventional and uniform than the previous one)

About the estate:

A wine enthusiast, Alain Château is a passionate connoisseur of terroirs. Since 2005, he has built up an impressive portfolio of vineyards in the Bordeaux region and the Loire Valley, where he owns three estates: 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 within their respective appellations. We did not taste the reds.

Decanter

Wine rated 98/100

About the wine:

An elegant nose combining notes of toasted dried fruit and ripe oranges. On the palate, it features exotic fruits, honeyed and vanilla notes, and dried orchard fruits.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

5-Star Rated Estate (Outstanding Production)

About the estate:

Alain Château, an industrialist with a passion for wine, took over this historic Quarts-de-Chaume vineyard in 2004. He enlisted Denis Dubourdieu—a renowned Bordeaux oenologist who also owns a Sauternes cru classé—as his advisor. With its dazzling golden hue, this cuvée combines the sweetness of quince and honey with aromas of candied fruit in its bouquet. Sweet, fresh, and rich, the palate finishes with very pleasant, warm notes. Don’t wait to discover it.

Customer rating

4.7/5

based on 7 reviews