BELLEVILLE ESTATE | RULLY LA CRÉE 2024 75cl

Domaine Belleville Rully La Crée 2024 is a Chardonnay that authentically expresses the character of the great white wines of the Côte Chalonnaise. It comes from the historic La Crée climat, a vineyard located at the foot of the prestigious Premier Cru La Pucelle, where the extremely stony soils provide a distinct mineral identity and extraordinary elegance.

The name La Crée refers to an ancient quarry that once occupied this land, a landscape of stone that continues to define the wine's personality today. The combination of terroir, barrel aging, and precise winemaking results in a complex, balanced, and profoundly Burgundian Chardonnay.

Characteristics

Winery: Domaine Belleville

Appellation: AOC Rully

Region: Côte Chalonnaise, Burgundy (France)

Vintage: 2024

Wine type: White wine with aging

Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay

Alcohol content: 13% vol.

Aging: 12 months in French oak barrels

New oak: 25%

Aging potential: 4 years or more in good conditions

Format: 75 cl

The Vineyard

The La Crée climat is located east of the municipality of Rully, just below the Premier Cru La Pucelle.

It consists of five sub-plots with different orientations and ages, planted on a very stony clay-limestone soil, characteristic of this area of Burgundy. The vines have an average age of 25 years, and each plot receives specific management in both pruning and harvest date to respect the personality of each sector of the vineyard.

Winemaking

The harvest is carried out at the optimal moment for each sub-plot, seeking the maximum expression of Chardonnay.

Fermentation and subsequent aging take place over 12 months in French oak barrels, of which approximately 25% are new, achieving a perfect integration between fruit, texture, and notes contributed by the wood.

Tasting Notes

It presents a brilliant pale golden yellow color.

On the nose, it offers an open and elegant profile, with aromas of ripe white fruit, fresh butter, brioche, and delicate, perfectly integrated toasted notes.

On the palate, it is ample, rich, and enveloping, balanced by a pleasant freshness that brings dynamism to the whole. The creamy texture and the minerality of the terroir lead to a long finish where elegant notes of toasted bread reappear, and a growing complexity.

Food Pairing

Ideal with seafood, lobster, baked fish, poultry, risottos, white meats, classic French cuisine, and soft or aged cheeses.

Recommended serving temperature: between 11 and 13 ºC.

Domaine Belleville Rully La Crée 2024 demonstrates Chardonnay's extraordinary ability to reflect the Burgundy landscape. A refined and complex wine, where the richness of the fruit, the minerality of the soil, and perfectly integrated aging offer an elegant and authentic interpretation of the historic La Crée climat.