Domaine Belargus

Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC Quarts (Doux)

One of the world’s finest dessert wines. "Les Quarts" is the original plot which gave its name to the Quarts-de-Chaume appellation. Belargus’s plot covers nearly half of the 7 Ha of the total area, exposed on the Southern slope of the rump. In exceptional vintages only, the domaine perpetuates the traditional noble rot sweet wine from this legendary plot. The magic of the Quarts-de-Chaume terroir (sunny South-facing hillside, exposed to the morning mists of the Layon river and aerated by constant winds) works its magic, resulting in a botrytis of rare concentration. The famous pudding-rock schists laying atop and interspersed in these soils give this cuvée a vertical tension and an elegant freshness.

“More gingerbread than Les Rouères, Les Quarts displays right from the first whiff all its power and complexity. Density and energy join forces for a full, unctuous wine with significant ageing potential. Superb.” 375ml. Best cellared for 10-30 years and beyond.

France
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan

Region:  Quarts-de-Chaume Grand Cru, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Quartes-de-Chaume Grand Cru AOC

Varietal/Blend:  100% Chenin Blanc

ABV:  11.4%

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

Cellar: The grapes for this wine are hand picked and fermented with indigenous yeast. The wine is aged 22 months on gross lees in 400L and 228L French oak barrels averaging 3 years of age, unfined, and lightly filtered on kieselgur.

CSPC:  859233

Winemakers Note:  []

What the Critics are saying:  []

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Domaine Belargus
Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC Quarts (Doux)

Region:  Quarts-de-Chaume Grand Cru, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Quartes-de-Chaume Grand Cru AOC

France
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
One of the world’s finest dessert wines. "Les Quarts" is the original plot which gave its name to the Quarts-de-Chaume appellation. Belargus’s plot covers nearly half of the 7 Ha of the total area, exposed on the Southern slope of the rump. In exceptional vintages only, the domaine perpetuates the traditional noble rot sweet wine from this legendary plot. The magic of the Quarts-de-Chaume terroir (sunny South-facing hillside, exposed to the morning mists of the Layon river and aerated by constant winds) works its magic, resulting in a botrytis of rare concentration. The famous pudding-rock schists laying atop and interspersed in these soils give this cuvée a vertical tension and an elegant freshness.

“More gingerbread than Les Rouères, Les Quarts displays right from the first whiff all its power and complexity. Density and energy join forces for a full, unctuous wine with significant ageing potential. Superb.” 375ml. Best cellared for 10-30 years and beyond.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  100% Chenin Blanc

ABV:  11.4%

Vineyard:  The grapes for this wine, hand farmed and harvested, come from 3 hectares of biodynamic vineyards at 12–77 meters altitude. The south-facing slopes, with 10–20% inclination, feature schistous pudding-stones on loamy clays in a cool oceanic climate.

Cellar: The grapes for this wine are hand picked and fermented with indigenous yeast. The wine is aged 22 months on gross lees in 400L and 228L French oak barrels averaging 3 years of age, unfined, and lightly filtered on kieselgur.

CSPC:  859233

Winemakers Note: []

What the Critics are saying: []

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Quarts-de-Chaume Grand Cru, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Quartes-de-Chaume Grand Cru AOC

Climate: 

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Varietal/Blend:  100% Chenin Blanc

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  11.4%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  859233

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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