Jerome Bretaudeau Domaine de Bellevue Ornate 2022 NO GTIN whose wines routinely sit alongside

whose wines routinely sit alongside Soldera

crafting site-specific wines from Grand Cru vineyards in the Côte des Blancs

Frederic farms around 1

vines over 60 years old

making it suitable for cocktails or as a spritz with soda or prosecco

Jerome Bretaudeau Domaine de Bellevue Ornate 2022 NO GTIN whose wines routinely sit alongsideYes, this is Merlot from Muscadet country. Jerome Bretaudeau's Ornate is a wonderful provocation 100% Merlot grown on sloped granite with white and pink quartz around Getigne, a stone's throw from the Atlantic. Farmed biodynamically and aged in foudre, then bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulfur. Don't expect a Bordeaux clone: this is a cool climate, ocean influenced Merlot, lithe and savory rather than plush, with the energy and salinity