2015 Cuvée Bellenos Rosé $10/40

Where: Coteaux Bourguignons, Burgundy, France

Who: Maison Roche de Bellene (same as the red)

What: 100% Gamay

Tastes like: Light, mineral driven rosé with subtle fruit (strawberries)  on the nose and a surprisingly elegant and subdued profile.

What to pair with: Fresh cheeses, the pea green salad, burrata. Great “thinking wine” for when you first seat down

From their adorably plain website:

Domaine de Bellene has been created in 2005 by Nicolas Potel after the purchase of various old vines in some of the best plots of Burgundy.

Nowadays, our vineyards are situated in Santenay, Saint Romain, Volnay, Beaune, Nuits Saint Georges and Vosne Romanée. They are all vines from 50 to 110 years old.

All our vines are grown with the biodynamic methods. We add no outside products to our wines, no acid, no cultured yeast, nutrients, enzymes, sugar...

The domaine de Bellene is situated in the city center of Beaune in Burgundy. We are established in some very old buildings dating back to 1600. All the buildings have been renovated with a green spirit following the "HQE" method.

Fruit comes from Coteaux Bourguignons (“Hills of Burgundy”), a new appellation created to showcase the classic taste of the entire Burgundy region, from south (Beaujolais) to north (Côte d’Or).

Fruit undergoes whole-cluster fermentation and maturation in stainless steel tanks. (833 cs)

2015 Vintage

The 2015 growing season was harvested in early September due to a very hot summer. A lack of rain concentrated the fruit flavors but did not produce large yields. The resulting fruit produced very balanced wine with low acid potential.