SCE DU CLOS BELLEFOND

Resulting from an old vigneronne family originating in Santenay, Louis NIE acquired, in 1889, the Domaine du CLOS BELLEFOND, which remains still a family winegrowing today. Located at the South of the Côte de Beaune, Santenay , cité wine, tourist and… thermal, the Field exclusively exploits appellations villages and Premiers Crus on finings of SANTENAY, CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET, VOLNAY and POMMARD. On these grounds geologically varied of the Côte de Beaune, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, used out of mono-type of vine, allow the vinificator to express perfectly the typicity of the wines. Faithful to the Burgundian traditions and without worrying about the phenomena of mode, after a manual harvest with the rigorous sorting, the wine makings take place out of tanks of oak, opened and under trays, during ten days. The wines are then matured out of barrels, during one period from 18 to 20 months according to the powerfull of the vintage; bottled then preserved in our cellars until their forwarding.
Superb Santenay Clos Bellefond rouge 2005, resulting from poor grounds of an old career, with silky and rich tannins at the same time, which feels good the red fruits and the humus, very accessible, of very good evolution like the 2003, of beautiful intense red color, with the nose marked by blackberry aromas, full, very persistent, very delicate, with supple and powerful tannins at the same time. At its sides, the Santenay Premier Cru La Comme 2003 is of a nice vivid red, with the notes of liquorice and of morello cherry, associating structure and smoothness, fleshy and tasty, of persistent mouth, excellent guard (the 2001 and 99 are remarkable today). Beautiful Chassagne-Montrachet rouge Premier Cru Morgeot 2005, a wine very typified, resulting from deep and argillaceous grounds, with tannins quite present, very well-balanced, combining structure and suppleness, with ripe and complex red fruit aromas, undergrowth and of liquorice, full in mouth, of very good guard. The Volnay-Santenots Premier Cru 2005, of vivid color, is rich with the nose, with these subtle connotations. The Pommard Premier Cru La Platière 2005, resulting from stony grounds, is of beautiful intense, with the powerful notes of red fruits. The 2002 all color, with these subtle and intense notes of overripe red small fruits, are very made a success of. There is also the Santenay Premier Cru Passetemps 2004, of beautiful intense dress, a wine with tannins silky, solid, of cordial and powerful mouth, still young.

COORDONNEES
Owner's name : Domaine Louis Nié
Who's in charge : Bernard Chapelle
Adress : 2, route de Chassagne - BP 33 21590 Santenay
Phone : 03 80 20 60 29
Fax : 03 80 20 65 92
E-Mail : closbellefond@vinsdusiecle.com
Top French Wines Site : www.topfrenchwines.com/closbellefond
Personal website : www.louis-nie.com