Jérôme Bretaudeau - Domaine de Bellevue - Ornaté 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.
Ornaté is made from Merlot , grown on soils composed of sand, silt and granite. The wine is aged for several months on its lees .
Grape variety: 100% Merlot