Jérôme Bretaudeau - Domaine de Bellevue - Justice - Magnum 2022
Jérôme Bretaudeau spent 13 years with winemaker Alain Gaubert as head of cultivation. In 2001, he moved to Domaine de Bellevue , in Gétigné in the Pays Nantais . At the time, he was farming 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 in terms of the grape varieties he grows and the winemaking techniques he uses. He is the owner of Melon B. vines (90%), but also of Chardonnay, Savagnin, Folle Blanche, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Gris, rather rare in the Nantes region. In red, the distribution 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, tuns, barrels, concrete eggs and amphorae for his vinification and aging. The estate has been certified biodynamic since 2016.
La Justice is a blend of Chardonnay and Savagnin . This vintage is aged in ovoid vats for 14 months where the lees are constantly raised by an internal vortex-shaped current. The wine benefits from oxygenation due to the porosity of the vat composed of limestone and clay.
Grape varieties: Chardonnay, Savagnin