Jérôme Bretaudeau - Domaine de Bellevue - Justice 2023
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.
La Justice is a blend of Chardonnay and Savagnin . This vintage is aged in an ovoid vat for 14 months where the lees are constantly lifted 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