Masion Roche de Bellene - 2018 - Romanee Saint Vivant Grand Cru - 750 ml.

Before taking over the family run business, Nicolas POTEL benefited from enriching experiences all over the world. He had the opportunity to learn from the most prestigious winemakers and to get a new approach of the vineyard work. Nicolas’s travel started in Australia, at the Margaret River winery, with Moss WOOD – a pioneer in the high quality wines. Then, he came back to France, in order to work with Pierre MATROT at the Matrot winery, a winemaker he admired and appreciated. After this new experience, Nicolas POTEL headed back abroad again, to California, with Tom DEHLINGER the specialist of the Pinot Noir in the Russian River Valley. He finally came back to France in order to work with Christophe ROUMIER at the Georges ROUMIER winery in Chambolle-Musigny. After 2 years in France, he planned 3 consecutive trips to Australia at the Mount Mary winery, considered as the Australian Romanée-Conti. There, he worked with John MIDDLETON and then moved to Western Australia at the Leeuwin Estate, the specialist of the Chardonnay. Once back in France, he worked as a vineyard manager and developed organic agriculture at the family estate.