Château de Bellet Rosé 2007

Rosé Wine

Bellet, AOC Bellet (near Nice)

Ratings / Reviews:  

• The Château de Bellet wines are recognized to be among the very finest of Provence and the Côte d’Azur and have received numerous citations and awards.

• Bettane & Dessauve, Le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2009, rates the 2007 Rose 16/20 and among the best roses (les meilleurs vins roses) of the vintage.  The terroir marks the wine with extraordinary notes of old rose that burst to completion with the classical elements of rose.  The robe is of the same ancient rose complexion, slightly bronzed.  Some may not appreciate it, but we are crazy about it.

• Gillian Duffy, A Food Lover’s Guide to the Côte d’Azur, Departures Magazine, May/June 2008 issue:
  
  
  “Top Local Vineyard,  Château de Bellet, Nice, there is nothing quite like basking under the Mediterranean sun while sipping a vin rosé, most likely a Côte de Provence from the Var region.  But the Riveria has its very own – albeit miniscule –  AOC:  Bellet.  It sits in the hills behind Nice, and one of the best of its 13 vineyards is Château de Bellet, which is perched on a hilltop with great view and has been in the Baron de Bellet’s family for 400 years . . . . It creates a delicious, crisp salmon-pink wine that is available at most of the top restaurants in the region.”

• Richard Nalley, Through the Grapevines, The 50 best wine experiences in the South of France, Departures Magazine, September 1999 issue:
  
  
  47 A Nice Place
  Nice This is the only city in France that boasts its own appellation, Bellet, established in 1941.  The appellation lies on the hills northwest of the city and consists of 50 hectares (about 125 acres), of which Château de Bellet, the best property, has 10.  The château’s top white, the Cuvée Baron G., is made solely of Rolle grapes from the oldest parts of the vineyard and is barrique-fermented in new oak for nearly two years . . . . You’ll find it on the better restaurant wine lists . . . .”