Domaine Belle, Crozes Hermitage Cuvee Louis Belle, 2015 so082525 burgundy sale planted on the appellation's signature

planted on the appellation's signature decomposed granite and biotite

Thierry Germain of Roches Neuves is one of the Loire’s most visionary winemakers

but in Rostaing’s hands

and Gernot Kollmann farms them organically

making them one of the region's most storied houses

Domaine Belle, Crozes Hermitage Cuvee Louis Belle, 2015 so082525 burgundy sale planted on the appellation's signatureA decade on, this is Crozes Hermitage drinking exactly where it should be. Domaine Belle is a small Northern Rhne estate run by Philippe Belle, who took the reins in 2003 the family had sold their grapes to the local Tain l'Hermitage cooperative since 1933 (when Louis Belle joined); Albert began making wine again, and Philippe founded Domaine Belle in 1990. Cuve Louis Belle is their flagship, named for the patriarch (Philippe's grandfather), who