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Rouères Grand Cru

Domaine Belargus

Rouères Grand Cru Bottle
Appellation
Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru
Variety
Chenin Blanc
Age of Vines
30
Farming
Certified organic
Soil
Sandy clay, puddingstone
Altitude
30-65 meters
Fermentation
Hand harvested, direct pressing, natural yeast fermentation
Aging
24 months in 400L French oak barrels

Overview

Domain Belargus owns 2.96-hectares of vines in this eastern and southeastern-facing lieu-dit of Rouères and makes two cuvées from this site, a dry wine bearing the Anjou appellation and a late harvest wine labeled Quarts de Chaume. This puddingstone terroir, a natural pebbly conglomerate, is notable for retaining heat and radiating it back into the vineyard well into the evening. A scant 200m from the Layon, this site is ideally situated for the development of botrytis in the few select clusters left on the vines after the harvest for the Rouères Anjou Sec.

Ratings & Reviews

97

2018 Rouères Grand Cru

Source: Decanter

96

2018 Rouères Grand Cru

Source: WA

Loire, France
  • Location
    Loire, France
  • Appellation
    Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru
  • Proprietor
    Ivan Massonnat
  • Winemaker
    Adrien Moreau
  • Size / Elevation
    24 hectares / 20-65 meters

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