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La Ferme Du Mont Clos Bellane 2012

Côtes Du Rhône-Villages, France

Community Score: 4.4/5
Community Reviews: 4

Price: $19.95

Sweetness: Extra Dry
Alcohol: 13%

Drink: 2014-2019

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: La Ferme Du Mont

Mymi Thesingingsommelier rated this wine as 86/100 with the following review:

So what would it take for Stéphane Vedeau, the owner and winemaker at ‘La Ferme Du Mont’ in the Southern part of Les Côtes du Rhône to even be interested in purchasing a piece of land to add to his vineyard collection? In his words, he is “terroir-attracted” and looks for fresh minerality in the soil.
Not only do you find that fresh minerality in the wines that he carefully crafts but you also taste the land and that natural harmonious balance that he skillfully maintains through the winemaking process. His wines are all organic products, free of chemicals and pesticides, the fertilizers are organic in nature and he even uses ambient or natural yeasts to ferment the wines.
This wine is something rarely seen in Ontario, it is comprised of 100% Roussanne. The varietal itself is relatively unknown in this part of the world but is definitely worth a try!
Stéphane uses 3 different clones of Roussanne and they are co-planted together in one of his coolest and most acidic, (soil wise) vineyards. The grapes are harvested together while one varietal is under-ripe, the second, ripe and the third, botrytised. This results in a completely unique wine that you must try but only if you can find it! Since Stéphane only has 3 hectares devoted to Roussanne, he only makes about 7 thousand bottles of this particular wine each year!
In the glass, it is a light and bright yellow.
On the nose, there is a hint of melted butter, dried apricots, caramel and a little vegetal note.
On the palate, it seductively coats every part of the mouth. It is dry with some residual sugar, orange zest, dried apricot and nutmeg.
Deliciously unusual!

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