2017 Chêne Bleu "Abélard" VDP Vaucluse, Rhone Valley, FranceABOUT THE WINE Ablard is the more brooding and intellectual of Chne Bleus flagship red cuves, built primarily from old vine Grenache (around 85%) and a supporting portion of Syrah. The 2017 vintage draws its concentration and balance from fruit grown at elevations nearing 550 meters in the Dentelles de Montmirail, a unique microclimate that tempers the Rhnes sun with cool mountain breezes. The grapes are hand harvested, sorted with precision, and

Aged for 12 months in large

so the name fit

where the wine undergoes natural fermentation in the bottle

founded in 1920 in Anadia

but the 2017 is ultimately described as a wine that captures all of the Hébrart signatures in a slightly attenuated fashion

Grapes are fully destemmed and gravity fed into vats

Single vineyard Chardonnay from the Beechworth area of Victoria

had to direct the domaine from afar

This bottling is made in partnership with Cantine Barbera

and site-expressive winemaking

to boost biodiversity

native grapes