Origin
The Santenay ‘Charmes’ lieu-dit is located in the South-West of Santenay on the heavier clay soils bordering Maranges. The Pinot Noir vines are over 50 years old and 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.
Producer
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’.
Most of the estate’s vineyards were planted over 50 years ago, except for the Santenay ‘Comme Dessus’, which was planted in 1996. The vineyards are worked sustainably, without the use of pesticides, to allow the old vines to flourish in soils that teem with life.
Roger and his winemaker, Martin Boyer, aim to produce wines with a vibrant fruit character. The grapes are hand harvested and then sorted by hand in the winery, with the whites pressed directly and gently settled.
The reds undergo a three-week maceration and fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks before malolactic fermentation and maturation in barriques. Roger and Martin use a percentage of whole bunch in their ferments, which varies depending on the wine and the vintage. The lieu-dit Santenay ‘Charmes’ borders the heavier clay soils of Maranges in the southwest of Santenay. The wine spends ten months in used barriques, resulting in an approachable, expressive wine with plush red fruit and fine-grained tannins.
Grape Variety
Pinot Noir
Alcohol Percentage
13%
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