Jérôme Bretaudeau - Domaine de Bellevue - Gaia 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 working 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 the grape varieties he cultivates and in the winemaking techniques he uses. He owns Melon B. vines (90%), but also Chardonnay, Savagnin, Folle Blanche, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Gris, which are 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 winemaking and aging. The estate has been certified biodynamic since 2016.
Gaïa is made from Melon B. , grown on a Gabbro terroir (a metamorphic rock rich in minerals). The different batches are aged in ovoid vats and oak tuns for 2 years before being assembled.
Grape variety: 100% Melon B.