Domaine Roger Belland Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs Gains 2022

Domaine Roger Belland Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs Gains

Region: Puligny Montrachet, Burgundy, France

Vintage: 2022

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Chardonnay

ABV: 13.5%

Pale golden in colour. On the nose aromas of ripe citrus and stone fruit are married with subtle notes of brioche and pastry. A wine characterised by saline tension, lively acidity and an expressive lemon-cream finish.

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Champ Gain’ is located at the top of the slope and borders Saint-Aubin to the West. The over 50-year-old Chardonnay vines are planted on limestone and clay soils. The vineyards are worked sustainably, without the use of pesticides, to best preserve the soils and the wealth of old vines. A mixture of grasses, clover and alfalfa are planted between the vines to enrich the soil composition, encourage the vines to develop deep roots and improve their resistance to drought. All of the fruit is hand harvested.

Based in the village of Santenay, the Belland family have been making wine since 1869. Roger Belland and his daughter Julie are the fifth and sixth generations of the domaine, which spans 24 hectares in the Côte de Beaune, including their 1.5-hectare monopole Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Morgeot Clos Pitois’. Previously, the family had sold a large percentage of their fruit to négociants. Roger was the first generation to bring all production back under the domaine.

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