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Technical Details

  • Blend 100% Chardonnay
  • Winemaker Nicolas Potel
  • Country France
  • Region Burgundy
  • Sub Region Côte d'Or
  • Appellation Côte de Nuits
  • Farming Method Organic & Biodynamic Practices
  • Alcohol 13.5%

Domaine de Bellene Blanc Boncourt Côte de Nuits-Villages 2021

Chardonnay | Burgundy

Organic & Biodynamic Practices

$65.00

$29.98

750ML

53% OFF RETAIL!

Côte de Nuits-Villages blanc is one of Burgundy's best-kept secrets, and Domaine de Bellene's Monts de Boncourt holding — sourced from the Comblanchien limestone corridor — is arguably the finest example in the appellation. The 2022 vintage of this wine drew praise as a buttery and delicious white with toasted nuts, mango, and baked apple on the nose, full-bodied, creamy, and balanced on the palate with lovely freshness — and the 2021 follows the same impeccable template from Nicolas Potel. The Côte de Nuits Villages Blanc shows a gorgeous mineral note of crushed stones from the Comblanchien area, with fine concentration and delightful balance. If you've never tried white Burgundy from the Côte de Nuits, this is your moment — and at this price, you owe it to yourself to try two.

About The Producer

Domaine de Bellene was founded in 2005 by Nicolas Potel, a Burgundy-born winemaker who grew up at his father Gérard's celebrated Domaine de la Pousse d'Or in Volnay. After Gérard's sudden death in 1997, Nicolas struck out on his own, building a well-regarded négociant operation before eventually purchasing his own vineyards and launching the domaine under the Bellene name — a nod to the ancient name for Beaune itself. Working out of a 16th-century building in the heart of the city, Potel assembled roughly 22 hectares of predominantly old-vine sites across the Côte d'Or, from Santenay up through Vosne-Romanée, farming them organically and making wines with minimal intervention — indigenous yeasts, no additions, hand-harvested fruit. He also ran a parallel négociant label, Maison Roche de Bellene, giving him one of the broader ranges in the region. Sadly, Nicolas passed away in a car accident in June 2025 at 56, a significant loss for Burgundy. The domaine's future direction is still unfolding.