Luc Belaire Gold
Luc Belaire Gold is a 750mL French sparkling wine bottled at 12.5% ABV, created in Burgundy from handpicked grapes — 95% Chardonnay and 5% Pinot Noir. It is finished with an organic sugarcane dosage, a historic touch the brand draws from the wines of the 1920s Années folles, which adds length and structure; at 10 g/L of residual sugar the style is properly brut. The golden wine shows through a crystal-clear bottle dressed in embossed gold foil. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 12.5%
- Size: 750mL
- Grapes: 95% Chardonnay, 5% Pinot Noir, handpicked
- Style: Sparkling wine, brut (10 g/L residual sugar)
- Dosage: Organic sugarcane dosage, in the Années folles tradition
- Region: Burgundy, France
- Presentation: Clear glass bottle, embossed gold foil labels
The Années Folles, Bottled in Burgundy
Gold is Belaire's love letter to the France of the 1920s — the Années folles, the "crazy years" — when the house's forebears were already making wine (the maison's origins run to 1898, and fifth- and sixth-generation winemakers run it today at Montagny-les-Beaune). The organic sugarcane dosage recreates a period style, sweetening the dosage rather than the wine, and the blend stays Chardonnay-led and precise: this is the dry, structured end of the Belaire range. Browse the range on the Luc Belaire vendor page and in our sparkling wine collection.
Tasting Notes
Per the brand's notes: stone fruit and ripe pear on the nose with brioche and limestone; tropical mango alongside fresh Chardonnay fruit on the palate; and a finely structured, light, dry finish.
How to Enjoy
Serve at about 6°C as an aperitif or with seafood and light starters — the brut structure makes Gold the food wine of the Belaire whites. More French sparkling wine is across our wine collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Luc Belaire Gold a Champagne?
No — it is a French sparkling wine created in Burgundy (listed as Vin de France), from 95% Chardonnay and 5% Pinot Noir. Champagne is reserved for the Champagne region's wines.
What is the organic sugarcane dosage?
The dosage — the small amount of sweetened wine added before corking — uses organic sugarcane, a style the brand revives from the Années folles of 1920s France; it adds structure and length while the finished wine stays brut.
How is Belaire Gold different from Belaire Luxe?
Gold is the dry one: a brut blend of Chardonnay with a little Pinot Noir in a clear, gold-labelled bottle. Luxe is a richer, demi-sec 100% Chardonnay blanc de blancs in the white bottle.
Brut, golden and unmistakably Belaire — order Luc Belaire Gold online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.