Maison Roche de Bellene
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Two barrels were made of this vigorous purple red wine. It has ripe cherry notes and is not heavyweight, but is very appealing. There is a good middle to this, then the structure comes up behind, to confirm that it is going to need time. Happily the ripe cherry fruit returns at the back.
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer
Nicholas feels that the saving grace of the 2013 vintage was the amount of small berries caused by millerandage. He has opted for minimum extraction but longish cuvaison. The white wines have not been stirred because they were rich enough naturally. They are expected to be bottled in December and will all be under DIAM corks, apart from the Grands Crus. The reds will be bottled during February.
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Bottle
£48.30
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Nicolas Potel has installed the négociant arm of his business on the Savigny side of town which gives him plenty of space for making and maturing the wines, along with logistics and office needs, while keeping his Domaine de Bellene operation completely separate in Beaune itself. The selling point here is consistent competence mixed with attractive pricing.
A beautiful, bright mid-purple, this is bursting with energy on the nose. This is very typical Chambolle but with excellent tension, filling the middle of the palate then stretching out behind. Peonies and ripe cherries: this is really lovely.
Bottle
£49.00
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director
Nicolas Potel has retained the majority of his regular contracts in 2012, though a couple are missing after the hail. Like everybody else, he has had to pay more for his grapes though, especially at the top end of the hierarchy. But as ever there are some delicious wines in the range, and at the lower end the prices are thoroughly competitive.
Bottle
£95.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
A beautifully heady nose of wild strawberries announces this wine. The enormous fruit through the middle is pure velvet, and is followed by a fabulous finish with balancing tannins.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
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Nicolas Potel has installed the négociant arm of his business on the Savigny side of town which gives him plenty of space for making and maturing the wines, along with logistics and office needs, while keeping his Domaine de Bellene operation completely separate in Beaune itself. The selling point here is consistent competence mixed with attractive pricing.
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Bottle
£164.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
The 2013 Chambertin Grand Cru is much more open on the nose than the Clos-de-Bèze with blackberry and briary notes, a Chambertin determined to impress (which it certainly does!) The palate is medium-bodied with strawberry and raspberry preserve, fine, almost filigree tannins and a sensual finish that completes one of Nicolas Potel’s best reds. If you cannot afford Armand R, there is always Nicky P.
Neal Martin - Wine Advocate - eRobertParker.com - Dec 2014
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Bottle
£165.00
The 2013 Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru has an attractive mulberry and candied orange peel, touches of wild heather lending a bit of wildness. The oak is nicely integrated here. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins: masculine with very fine tension on the black pepper-tinged finish that just needs to muster more flesh and corpulence. That may develop in bottle, of course.
Neal Martin - Wine Advocate - eRobertParker.com - Dec 2014
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Bottle
£175.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 4cs
Lovely fresh colour with little green tints. Exuberant fruit on the nose, and again in the mouth, backed by an excellent acidity, this is a complex, balanced wine that is very classy and has superb length. Only 150 bottles produced but so good that we had to have some.
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer
Nicholas feels that the saving grace of the 2013 vintage was the amount of small berries caused by millerandage. He has opted for minimum extraction but longish cuvaison. The white wines have not been stirred because they were rich enough naturally. They are expected to be bottled in December and will all be under DIAM corks, apart from the Grands Crus. The reds will be bottled during February.
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Bottle
£175.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
A dense, rich colour, deeper than the Clos de Bèze, and a brilliantly explosive nose. A huge wealth of fruit is evident here, and it is intense, with a thrilling nervous tension. The palate is bursting with both red and black fruit, in this wine of brilliant energy. If the Clos de Bèze is soothing, this is striking.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director
Nicolas Potel has retained the majority of his regular contracts in 2012, though a couple are missing after the hail. Like everybody else, he has had to pay more for his grapes though, especially at the top end of the hierarchy. But as ever there are some delicious wines in the range, and at the lower end the prices are thoroughly competitive.
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Bottle
£206.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Jasper Morris MW,Berrys' Burgundy Director Nicolas Potel has installed the négociant arm of his business on the Savigny side of town which gives him plenty of space for making and maturing the wines, along with logistics and office needs, while keeping his Domaine de Bellene operation completely separate in Beaune itself. The selling point here is consistent competence mixed with attractive pricing.
Bottle
£250.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Initially restrained with a brooding intensity, this wine has huge weight on the palate, complemented by a massive, rich, density of fruit and all the flesh of the vintage. The flavours keep on developing in the glass with an electric concentration. This is a very heady, succulent wine.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
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Nicolas Potel has installed the négociant arm of his business on the Savigny side of town which gives him plenty of space for making and maturing the wines, along with logistics and office needs, while keeping his Domaine de Bellene operation completely separate in Beaune itself. The selling point here is consistent competence mixed with attractive pricing.
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Bottle
£315.00
The nose shows such concentration that it's hard to make out the detail but it is not only massively concentrated but really classy. The volume is sensational here and the acidity is lurking. This wine will continue to build during its remaining time in barrel and will provide a great experience of Montrachet in the long term.
Jasper Morris MW - Burgundy Wine Director
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Bottle
£337.68
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Neal Martin - Wine Advocate - eRobertParker.com - Dec 2014
Bottle
£695.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Medium deep, bright purple with a healthy heady nose, the use of some whole bunches adds a touch of zest. There follows good, ripe, berry fruit, lively and attractive, more raspberry than strawberry in flavour. The acidity is well harnessed, and the finish admirably persistent. This offers remarkable value in 2014.
“A vintage of pure happiness,” enthuses Nicolas Potel. He rightly retains enthusiasm for Burgundy as a whole and his own wines in particular, though his life has been made more difficult by the explosion of prices for grapes on the open market. However these cuvées make sense to us: we tasted a wide range and picked out the plums.
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Bottle 6 x 75cl 8cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
“A vintage of pure happiness,” enthuses Nicolas Potel. He rightly retains enthusiasm for Burgundy as a whole and his own wines in particular, though his life has been made more difficult by the explosion of prices for grapes on the open market. However these cuvées make sense to us: we tasted a wide range and picked out the plums.
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
“A vintage of pure happiness,” enthuses Nicolas Potel. He rightly retains enthusiasm for Burgundy as a whole and his own wines in particular, though his life has been made more difficult by the explosion of prices for grapes on the open market. However these cuvées make sense to us: we tasted a wide range and picked out the plums.
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
This is the essence of Vosne: darker, more brooding but cool, precise and inviting on both the nose and palate. Really charming with a rewarding follow-through, this is very tasty indeed for reasonably early drinking.
Simon Staples, Sales Director
Nicolas Potel’s Maison Roche de Bellene excels at creating very classy wines from top vineyards at affordable prices. Fine, clear and light, yet bright in colour, this Vosne-Romanée has a fine red fruit nose, a mix of raspberry and redcurrant, with the lightness of touch from these hillside vineyards. Far from a blockbuster, this delivers elegance with an ethereal touch, fair intensity of flavour and a clean, pure, balanced finish. It is approachable now to 2018
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
Maison Roche de Bellene Production has recently moved to a new facility on the outskirts of Beaune, which is making life much easier for the Roche de Bellene team. The philosophy stays the same: work with excellent grape sources and get the wines out into the market at competitive prices. The reds have had an excellent following for many a year now, while recently the whites have shown the same impressive price to quality ratio that makes this such a good address.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
Maison Roche de Bellene Production has recently moved to a new facility on the outskirts of Beaune, which is making life much easier for the Roche de Bellene team. The philosophy stays the same: work with excellent grape sources and get the wines out into the market at competitive prices. The reds have had an excellent following for many a year now, while recently the whites have shown the same impressive price to quality ratio that makes this such a good address.
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer
Nicholas feels that the saving grace of the 2013 vintage was the amount of small berries caused by millerandage. He has opted for minimum extraction but longish cuvaison. The white wines have not been stirred because they were rich enough naturally. They are expected to be bottled in December and will all be under DIAM corks, apart from the Grands Crus. The reds will be bottled during February.
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer
Nicholas feels that the saving grace of the 2013 vintage was the amount of small berries caused by millerandage. He has opted for minimum extraction but longish cuvaison. The white wines have not been stirred because they were rich enough naturally. They are expected to be bottled in December and will all be under DIAM corks, apart from the Grands Crus. The reds will be bottled during February.
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Anne Mc Hale MW - Wine Education Specialist
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director
Nicolas Potel has retained the majority of his regular contracts in 2012, though a couple are missing after the hail. Like everybody else, he has had to pay more for his grapes though, especially at the top end of the hierarchy. But as ever there are some delicious wines in the range, and at the lower end the prices are thoroughly competitive.
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
(David Jones, Cellar Plan Account Manager)
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
The mad genius that can produce such a comprehensive range of wines, all with their own distinctive character, is something to celebrate. Nicolas Potel has proved in 2009 that his Clos St Denis is no exception; poise and precision are all wrapped up in this brooding, yet beguiling, wine.
(Stuart Rae, Cellar Plan Account Manager)
Only two barrels of this thrilling, delicious Grand Cru were made. It has a beautiful, full purple colour with a heavenly, hedonistic nose and abundantly rich, sensual fruit.
(Jasper Morris MW, BBR Buyer)
Bright purple, the fruit on the nose is immediately charming, continuing with intensity on the palate, linear and detailed, just ripe enough. Good fruit acid balance and persistent. Really classic for this year, elegant yet focussed.
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer
Nicholas feels that the saving grace of the 2013 vintage was the amount of small berries caused by millerandage. He has opted for minimum extraction but longish cuvaison. The white wines have not been stirred because they were rich enough naturally. They are expected to be bottled in December and will all be under DIAM corks, apart from the Grands Crus. The reds will be bottled during February.
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Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director
Nicolas Potel has retained the majority of his regular contracts in 2012, though a couple are missing after the hail. Like everybody else, he has had to pay more for his grapes though, especially at the top end of the hierarchy. But as ever there are some delicious wines in the range, and at the lower end the prices are thoroughly competitive.
Nicolas Potel decided to set up his own négociant business after the death of his father in 1996 and the subsequent sale of Domaine Pousse d`Or which his father had been managing.
The Nicolas Potel label became an excellent source of predominantly red wines, from Bourgogne Rouge to the Grands Crus of the Cote de Nuits. His hallmark has been to make wines which respect both their vineyard provenance and the style of the vintage while remaining attractively priced.
Suffering from a lack of capital, he sold the business to the Cottin brothers of Labouré-Roi in 2004, continuing as before until he parted company with his new owners in spring 2009. Instead he has developed his own Domaine de Bellene and negociant business Maison Roche de Bellene in Beaune.
Maison Roche de Bellene has been thriving in its new setting, expanding white wine production with the same high standards and competitive pricing as the reds. An associated company is Collection Bellenum, a label Nicolas uses for sourcing parcels of older Burgundy wines from capable producers who have squirrelled away various gems from their best vineyards.