From Aix-en-Provence: Half-day Sidecar Wine Tour
Leave Aix-en-Provence aboard a vintage sidecar and discover the legendary Sainte-Victoire mountain, Cézanne’s muse, along with charming villages and local wine tastings.
Structure
Drinking window
Best 3 to 12 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs12 yrs14 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: wild herbs, black cherry, white pepper, violet
Palate: plum, garrigue, graphite, Mediterranean salt
Folle Noire-Braquet Bellet red from the Crematt and Saint-Sauveur slopes in the hills of Nice. Wild-herb, peppery and saline.
What it pairs with
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Daube nicoise
Provencal slow-braised beef finds a peer in the wine's iron and garrigue register. -
Roast lamb with herbes de Provence
Medium tannins frame the lamb fat; the wild-herb register lifts the herb crust. -
Aged Tomme de Provence
Sheep's milk Provencal tomme picks up the wine's salt and white pepper register.
History
Neo-Tuscan-style chateau built in 1906 in the hills of Nice. Currently in private ownership after the Bagnis family sold in the mid-1990s. The red is built around Folle Noire on the Crematt slopes.
- 1906: Chateau de Cremat constructed
Facts
- Producer
- Chateau de Cremat · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Folle Noire (55%), Braquet (30%), Grenache (15%)
- Classification
- Bellet AOC
- Oak
- Aged in old oak foudres and demi-muids for 12 to 14 months
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 32 to 48 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-12 from vintage
Frequently asked about Chateau de Cremat Bellet Rouge
What does Chateau de Cremat Bellet Rouge taste like?
Wild herbs, black cherry, white pepper and violet on the nose; plum, garrigue, graphite and Mediterranean salt on the palate. Medium-bodied with medium tannins and a long savoury finish.
When should I drink Chateau de Cremat Bellet Rouge?
Drink between 3 and 12 years from vintage. Old-foudre ageing gives the wine cellar potential; younger bottles benefit from 45 minutes of decanting.
What food pairs with Chateau de Cremat Bellet Rouge?
Daube nicoise is the canonical pairing; the Provencal slow-braised beef finds a peer in the wine's iron and garrigue register. Roast lamb and aged Tomme are equally strong matches.
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