Domaine de Belliviere (Eric Nicolas) Jasnieres Les Rosiers 2022 RFLASH and Chantereves' hands-off approach -

and Chantereves' hands-off approach - sustainably farmed fruit

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and the single-block Pinot Noir that results is more intense and structured than the regular Estate bottling

Legend has it Francois I had the vines brought up from Burgundy in the 1500s

Château de Ravignan follows a conservative philosophy: they release vintages only after a minimum of 10-12 years in French oak

Domaine de Belliviere (Eric Nicolas) Jasnieres Les Rosiers 2022 RFLASH and Chantereves' hands-off approach -Jasnires is a six kilometer crescent of steep, south facing Chenin on flinty clay over tuffeau go much farther north and wine country gives way to cider and Bellivire is its undisputed reference point. Les Rosiers is the step up from Prmices and the domaine's middle Jasnires: everything under fifty years of vine age, fermented in old barrels with about a quarter in new oak, deeper and more layered, with quince, honey and salt behind Chenin's