Jerome Bretaudeau Domaine de Bellevue Ornate 2022 NO GTIN and the winemaking mirrors her

and the winemaking mirrors her premier crus: 350L barrels

Le Basalt comes from blocks planted on volcanic basalt—the dark

Still produced in Pisticci Scalo by the Vena family

vines over 60 years old

Jerome Bretaudeau Domaine de Bellevue Ornate 2022 NO GTIN and the winemaking mirrors herYes, 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