Domaine de Belliviere "Le Rouge Gorge" Coteaux du Loir 2022

Domaine de Belliviere "Le Rouge Gorge" Coteaux du Loir 2022Press 2 May 2025 Direct Press Selection Located on a tributary 30 miles north of Tours, on the banks of the Loir river (a back water tributary of the Loire) the tiny, twin appellations of Jasnires and Coteaux du Loir almost didnt make it. In 1956, a bitter cold vintage almost shuttered both appellations, and apparently most farmers gave up or lost their vineyards. Even now, despite a centuries long tradition of making wine here, there are few

Their 'Feinherb' bottling is their most approachable and is sourced from a few different sites

210-260 meters above sea level

interconnected web of fresh fruit and phenolic

and sage on the palate

but still has a nice textural depth and a dialed-in balance of lemongrass with volcanic

There's a richness and opulence to the wine balanced by a savory complexity and a zesty finish

For growers like Vincenzo Angileri

Though nowadays buying vines in the Jura is expensive and hard to come by

For their part

though they are nearing the end of their cellar reserves

one of the country's smallest regions

elegant wine with hints of creamy opulence