2020 Domaine Belargus Anjou Treilles
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ThijsV Likes this wine:
Saturday, June 18, 2022 - Loire trip 2022; 6/15/2022-6/19/2022 (Loire, France): [At Domaine Belargus] - Barrel sample - After Franck took all the time to show us the vineyards (including this one, Treilles), we tasted the 2020 barrel sample. This vineyard was recreated by Jo Pithon based on a picture he saw of the place from mid 1900: a vineyard which had become a forest. He recreated this steep and south facing vineyard (we went to the top with 42 degrees Celcius mid June).
When tasting this wine from barrel I just couldn’t stop smiling: This was one of the best white wines I had ever tasted and it was still in barrel! I was so ecstatic that I even didn’t take real notes; it was clear this was the Wine of the Trip. Fantastic to see how wine can create emotional reactions. 96+
The perfect wine for my 1000th CT tasting note!
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Comment posted by apple1813:
9/7/2022 6:44:00 AM - Congratulations! Posting one thousand tasting notes on CellarTracker is a great milestone. In recent tasting events, I was quite impressed by the wines of this relatively new, ambitious domaine in the Loire. Thank you for all the detailed tasting notes from your Loire trip.
Comment posted by ThijsV:
9/12/2022 2:07:00 PM - Thanks! There seems to be quite a bit of hype around Belargus at the moment and I totally understand why; it’s just amazing Chenin, you can’t go wrong with any of their cuvées. Cheers!
Comment posted by clalt:
9/5/2023 10:54:00 AM - Hi! When do you think it could reach maturity? Thank you
Comment posted by ThijsV:
9/8/2023 8:58:00 AM - I wouldn’t know, but I wouldn’t touch it for the next 3-5 years