Besserat de Bellefon Cuvée des Moines (Sparkling white)
More from this producer: Besserat de Bellefon
2008
Creamy golden yellow. Autolysis, marmite, twiglets and nuts on the nose with some soft honey and dried fruit notes creeping in on the finish. Honeyed biscuits continuing on the palate with savoury twiglets, roasted almonds and umami notes. Incredibly intense phenolic acidity, almost tannic with high chalky, mineral acidity. There is a ripe intensity, but this is not a rich, complex wine. We liked the funkiness and mature tertiary notes.
Tasted October 2022
About us
We’re mother and son duo Elizabeth Gabay MW and Ben Bernheim. Between us, we’ve been involved in the wines of southern France for over 30 years. Elizabeth started working with the wines of Provence back in 1986, and for the past 20 years has lived on the eastern edge of south-east France. We’ve worked on three books on rosé: Rosé Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution (2018), Elizabeth Gabay’s Buyers Guide to the Rosés of Southern France (2021 e-guide) and, most recently Rosés of Southern France (2022).
Please do not reproduce our tasting notes or scores without getting in touch with us first.