From Aix-en-Provence: Half-day Sidecar Wine Tour
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Structure
Drinking window
Best 1 to 7 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs7 yrs9 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: white peach, almond, yellow flowers, Mediterranean herbs
Palate: lemon, almond paste, fennel, saline minerality
Rolle-led Bellet white from the Saquier slopes inside the Nice city limits. Salty, almond-driven and pairing-friendly.
What it pairs with
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Socca
Nicoise chickpea pancake's nutty char picks up the wine's almond and fennel register. -
Grilled red mullet with thyme
Local Mediterranean fish finds the wine's salt and white peach palate a precise pairing. -
Pissaladiere
Onion-and-anchovy tart pairs with the wine's salty almond palate.
History
Founded in 1898, the estate has long bottled a Rolle-led Bellet Blanc as a counterpart to its Folle Noire-led red. Rolle (Vermentino) is the principal white grape of the appellation.
- 1898: Chateau de Bellet founded
- 1941: Bellet AOC formally recognised
Facts
- Producer
- Chateau de Bellet · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Rolle (85%), Chardonnay (15%)
- Classification
- Bellet AOC
- Oak
- Stainless steel fermentation and 8 months on fine lees
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 28 to 40 at retail
- Drinking window
- 1-7 from vintage
Frequently asked about Chateau de Bellet Bellet Blanc
What does Chateau de Bellet Bellet Blanc taste like?
White peach, almond, yellow flowers and Mediterranean herbs on the nose; lemon, almond paste, fennel and saline minerality on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity and a long mineral finish.
When should I drink Chateau de Bellet Bellet Blanc?
Drink between 1 and 7 years from vintage. Lees ageing in steel gives the wine textural lift; best between two and four years from release.
What food pairs with Chateau de Bellet Bellet Blanc?
Socca is the canonical Nicoise pairing. Grilled red mullet with thyme and pissaladiere are equally strong matches.
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