{"id":17722,"date":"2015-01-07T17:45:34","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T17:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=17722"},"modified":"2015-01-07T17:45:34","modified_gmt":"2015-01-07T17:45:34","slug":"chateau-bellevue-la-foret-fronton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/01\/chateau-bellevue-la-foret-fronton\/","title":{"rendered":"Ch\u00e2teau Bellevue la F\u00f4ret – It’s a family affair"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes it’s not about what you know, it’s about who you know, you know. So when Antoine Frachon from our Chiswick branch said his Dad was working for a vineyard in Fronton, the next thing was we were selling said wine from Fronton.<\/p>\n

OK, it’s not that simple – the wine still had to pass the rigorous LEA & SANDEMAN<\/strong> taste test, which it did with flying colours. Now, Ch\u00e2teau Bellevue la F\u00f4ret <\/strong><\/span>has near cult status in our Chiswick branch offering real quality and superb value as well as keeping Antoine’s Dad in a job. Except he doesn’t work there anymore, but let’s not overcomplicate things.<\/p>\n

\"Ch\u00e2teau<\/a><\/div>\n

2010 CH\u00c2TEAU BELLEVUE LA FOR\u00caT C\u00f4tes du Frontonnais<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Origin:<\/strong> France, South West \u00a0Sub-district:<\/strong> C\u00f4tes du Frontonnais
\nGrapes:<\/strong> Negrette, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah
\nColour:<\/strong> Red ABV:<\/strong> 14.5%<\/p>\n

Pricing: <\/strong><\/h3>\n

75cl bottles<\/strong> \u00a39.95 \u00a0\u00a0Half bottles<\/strong> \u00a35.95<\/p>\n

\"Click<\/a><\/div>\n
\n

Tasting Note<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

It’s a medium+ bodied affair with plump fruit and a little tickle of spice.<\/p>\n

‘Think Malbec meets the Rh\u00f4ne, except it’s not from the\u00a0Rh\u00f4ne and there’s no Malbec in it<\/em>‘.<\/p>\n

For washing away the January blues, or accompanying something hearty and warming, or for chewing the cud with a good friend,\u00a0Ch\u00e2teau Bellevue la F\u00f4ret<\/strong> is ideal and not least that it comes in at under \u00a310 a bottle when bought by the case.<\/p>\n

The Vineyards<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The vineyards of Fronton are in south west France, a little north of Toulouse.\u00a0Ch\u00e2teau Bellevue la F\u00f4ret<\/strong> is 50% Negrette – a local grape variety which improbably apparently originated in Cyprus – with Syrah and both Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc.<\/p>\n

\n

\"Fronton-Map\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For those operating with a little post Christmas moderation, half-bottles are also available at \u00a35.95 a go. With wine this nice, Winter’s not so bad after all.<\/p>\n

\"M.<\/a>

My Dad’s got some wine to sell<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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