Bellet is one of the smallest appelation in France along with Château Grillet.

Bellet vineyard is located just West of Nice city. The slope of the hills is so steep that no machine can work there.

Therefore the production is limited, less than 100,000 bottles a year. All the wines from Bellet are of high quality and orginal. Wine makers use sometimes local grapes such as Pignerol and Mayorquin for the white, Fuella and Braquet for the red and rosé.

Red wines are powerful, white are aromatic and rosés are fresh. However Bellet wines are very hard to find outside of Nice.

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Bellet wine information :

Name:	Appellation Bellet Controlée
Location:	In the western hills of Nice
Places:	Saint Roman de Bellet
Soil:	Siliceous and chalky soils
Size:	only 32 ha (80 acres)
Production:	only 80,000 bottles
Grapes in Bellet wine:	White: Rolle Chardonnay Pignerol Muscadet Mayorquin Bourboulenc Red and Rosé: Fuella (local grape) Braquet (local grape) Cinsault Grenache
Type of wines:	Aromatic white wine Fresh rosé Full body delicate red wine
Age:	Red: up to 10 years White and rosé: drink young
Vintages: (recommended)	2004, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1998
Aromas in Bellet:	White: Honey Banana Red: Vanilla Black fruits
Food with Bellet:	White: Shellfish Red: Game
Cheese:	Banon Pélardon Next: Côtes de Provence

 
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