Chêne Bleu - Héloise
93 points - The Wine Advocate
93 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
Chêne Bleu - Héloise
93 points - The Wine Advocate
93 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
Regular price€66.00
€66.00
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Medium deep ruby red colour. Mature and intense nose displaying leather, dry spices, tobacco, fine wood, kirsch and dried fruit. Rather ample palate, good spiciness and character in a traditional non oaked, long aged style, layers pf peppery fruit, dried cherry and prune with a long and lingering finish.
Medium deep ruby red colour. Mature and intense nose displaying leather, dry spices, tobacco, fine wood, kirsch and dried fruit. Rather ample palate, good spiciness and character in a traditional non oaked, long aged style, layers pf peppery fruit, dried cherry and prune with a long and lingering finish.
A blend of 65% Syrah, 31% Grenache and 4% Roussanne, the 2012 IGP Vaucluse Heloise spent 18 months in oak prior to blending and bottling. Hints of sweaty leather and scorched meat combine with black olives and raspberries on the nose, while the palate is medium to full-bodied, supple, and concentrated, with a long finish. Overall, it does a lovely job marrying fruity and savoury elements and bringing them together in a silk-wrapped package.
The 2010 Heloise is another in a string of fabulous wines from this estate located high up in the Ventoux. The smoky, herbal aromas are reminiscent of Côte Rôtie, and in many ways, this is a more northern expression of the Rhône. It's lithe and medium-bodied, with a silky mouthfeel and long, espresso-tinged finish, all imparting a sense of easy elegance to this blend of Syrah, Grenache and Viognier. It can be drunk now and over the next decade or more.
Moving to the reds and a perfumed, lightly textured and elegant effort, the 2007 Heloise is 60% Syrah, 37% Grenache and the balance Viognier, that’s vinified separately before blending prior to bottling. Fresh and complex, with vibrant black and blue fruits, violets and spice, this medium to full-bodied 2007 builds in the glass and is seamlessly textured and never puts a foot wrong. Still youthful, it should shine through 2019 or more.
Another up-and-coming estate (first vintage was 2006), Chene Bleu is located high up in the Dentelles de Montmirail, northeast of Gigondas, and covers roughly 70 acres of high altitude vineyards that are planted mostly to Syrah and Grenache, with the average age of the vines over 50 years in age. Restored by the Rolet family, with Jean-Louis Gallucci making the wines, this domaine has produced some incredible 2007s (as well as a smoking good 2010 white) that will compete with the finest efforts coming out of the Rhone Valley today. These are not cheap, but they certainly deliver on the quality front and show what’s possible from these higher elevation sites! They’re well worth checking out.
Type: |
Red |
Country: |
France |
Region: |
Rhone |
Appellation: |
Vaucluse IGP |
Producer: |
Chêne Bleu |
Grapes/Blend: |
Grenache, Syrah, Roussanne |
Serving temp: |
16° - 18° C |
ABV: |
14.5% |
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