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90 -Wine Spectator -

Technical Details

  • Blend 100% Chardonnay
  • Winemaker Nicolas Potel
  • Country France
  • Region Burgundy
  • Sub Region Côte de Beaune
  • Appellation Savigny-lès-Beaune
  • Farming Method Organic & Biodynamic Practices
  • Alcohol 13%
  • Production 1,015 cases

Domaine de Bellene Blanc Savigny-lès-Beaune 2020

Chardonnay | Burgundy

WS90

Organic & Biodynamic Practices

$80.00

$37.98

750ML

52% OFF RETAIL!

White Savigny is a rare and seriously underrated wine, and Domaine de Bellene farms a hectare of vines approaching 70 years old here — organic since acquisition in 2005. The 2020 is stylish and fragrant, spicy and complex, and highly inviting — the vintage's natural generosity giving the old-vine Chardonnay a plush, layered texture while the limestone-clay soils keep it focused and fresh. The village's best whites, made from Chardonnay, are full on the palate and abound in texture, complexity, and freshness. This is the kind of wine that makes you feel like you found something — because you did.

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.