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Technical Details
- 100% Pinot Noir
- Nicolas Potel
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Nuits
- Vosne-Romanée
- Les Suchots
- Organic & Biodynamic Practices
- 50% new French oak
- 12 months
- 13.5%
Domaine de Bellene Les Suchots Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru 2020
Organic & Biodynamic Practices
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Aromatic black cherry fills the nose, signaling the ripeness and generosity of 2020. The palate is just as fulsome — brimming with fruit, ripe and smooth tannins — while fine freshness, dense structure, and purity of fruit show the expert hand of Nicolas Potel. Les Suchots sits cheek-by-jowl with Romanée-Saint-Vivant and shares much of its terroir DNA — critics routinely cite it as Vosne's prime candidate for Grand Cru elevation. Mineral, concentrated, and still very young, this is a wine built for the long haul — don't open it before 2026. A rare chance to own genuine Vosne Premier Cru at a price that still makes sense.
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.