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Technical Details
- 100% Chardonnay
- Nicolas Potel
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Beaune
- Meursault
- Les Forges
- Organic & Biodynamic Practices
- 450L and 600L French oak barrels
- 10-15 months
- 13%
Domaine de Bellene Forges Meursault 2021
Organic & Biodynamic Practices
56% OFF RETAIL!
The nose is all about layers of complexity: pear flan, hazelnut, light toast, and fine cinnamon-nutmeg spice. It is full-bodied, rich, and fleshy, but the acid core is terrific and well integrated — and despite all the generosity, it maintains a sense of delicacy and outstanding minerality. Les Forges is a south-facing plot of 60-year-old vines on clay-limestone, farmed organically since Domaine de Bellene acquired it, and the 2021 vintage gave it the cooler, more precise character that makes great white Burgundy age beautifully. Score this now while the price still reflects its appellation rather than its quality.
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.