Domaine Belleville Rully 1er Cru Les Cloux Blanc 2023 [in bond ex vat] (6x 75cl) landing May 2025

Chardonnay

6 x 75cl * 13% ABV * Organic * Burgundy, France

Domaine Belleville was founded in Rully at the beginning of the 20th century in the heart of wine-making Burgundy. From ‘home’ vineyards they produce a limited quantity of Premier Cru 'Chapitre’ Rully in the Cote Chalonnaise. Rather than blending from across his 20 Premier Cru plots, Christian Belleville - something of a rising star in Rully - makes 20 different wines to allow each site to express its unique identity. This site belonged to the well-known Chapter of the Saint-Vincent de Chalon Cathedral, a college of clerics who observe monastic rules and live near the Cathedral.

Grapes are selected from mid-slope, 45-year-old vines and more extensive de-budding (the removal of excess shoots) takes place that leads to a more elegant and pure result. Slow and full fermentation takes place in large oak casks at low temperatures. The wine is then matured in oak casks for a period of 10-18 months with the proportion of oak used varying depending on the vintage to balance the minerality from the clay-limestone soil. The lees are stirred in the barrel to encourage body and freshness.

Rachel Gibson, Taurus Buyer, 'From the top of the hill where there is less clay resulting in more minerality in the wine. A very expressive, lively wine with notes of lemony citrus structuring the fleshy white fruit in the body. Well structured and balanced, with some complex notes of creamy spice beginning to emerge as the wine develops over time. Les Cloux 2023 was awarded 94pts by Decanter Magazine and Charles Curtis described it as one of the best value producers.'

Please note prices are in-bond and exclude VAT at 20% and Duty (£2.80 per bottle), which are payable when the wines land, estimated in May 2025.

Estimated final shelf price if stock remains unsold through en primeur £44.99