Jérôme Bretaudeau - Domaine de Bellevue - Solera
Jérôme Bretaudeau spent 13 years with winemaker Alain Gaubert as head of cultivation. In 2001, he moved to the Domaine de Belle Vue , in Gétigné in the Pays Nantais . At the time, he exploited the 2 hectares of vines he had inherited from his father. Today, the 15-hectare vineyard is divided into white (10 hectares) and red (5 hectares).
Jérome Bretaudeau is known for his extravagance , both on the grape varieties they grow and on the winemaking techniques he puts in place. He is the owner of Melon de Bourgogne vines (90%), but also of Chardonnay, Savagnin, Folle Blanche, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Gris, which are rather rare in the Nantes region. In red, the breakdown is 40% Cabernet Franc, 12% Gamay noir à jus blanc, 40% Merlot, 20% Pinot Noir and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon. He experiments a lot and has stainless steel vats, casks, barrels, concrete eggs and amphorae for his vinification and ageing.
Solera de Bretaudeau is a very unusual wine. It comes from Chardonnay vines grown in the Muscadet region and is a blend of 4 vintages . The wine is fermented in a clay egg and then aged lightly by oxidation for 60 months in a Solera barrel system , which is traditionally used to produce sherry. Very few bottles were produced and the result is a textured, rich, saline and very pleasant wine.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Quantity limited to 1 bottle