— GROUPE DE BELLENE

GROUPE DE BELLENE

Groupe de Bellene, with Domaine de Bellene and Roche de Bellene, is a firm born from the concern of Nicolas Potel for the renewal and search for the origins of all Burgundy. Domaine de Bellene is the winery founded in 2007, after years of struggle to recover the family vineyard of Gerard Potel, his father, who revolutionized the area during the 60s and 70s. La Roche de Bellene is the marketing company directed by Nicolas himself, the fruit of the expression of numerous vignerons and their iconic plots including 24 Grand Crus and 36 Premier Crus in more than 70 Burgundy appellations.

Great plots of Burgundy

Nicolas Potel’s commitment to his own project, like the one that led his father to a genuine renewal of Burgundy in the 60s and 70s of the twentieth century, is consolidated in 2007 with Domaine de Bellene. Each of the project’s vineyards, located in 22 Burgundy appellations, are made in separate areas to preserve the purity of each yeast and all the richness that comes from the vineyard.

For its part, Roche de Bellene is a merchant that aims to preserve the authenticity of Burgundy, linked to the soil, the variety, the climate and the vigneron. Maison Roche de Bellene offers a selection of fine wines from the best Burgundy orientations. Nicolas Potel chooses the winegrowers and the wines, which will continue their evolution at Roche de Bellene with the utmost care, respecting the unique terroir of Burgundy.

Historical Varieties

Their way of understanding the area involves only old vines, with a massive selection of post-phylloxera clones from more historic plots and a completely respectful and careful way of handling pinot noir and chardonnay. The origin, each plot of the purest Burgundy, are the reality of Domaine de Bellene, of Groupe de Bellene and of all Burgundy.