Terre d'Abel is a selection of the best vineyards planted by my great great-grandfather Abel.
Mourvèdre, Syrah and Grenache.
12 months maturing in oak barrels.
Grenache and Mourvedre have expressed the best of our terroir.
Rich and hearty wine with harmonious but persistant tannins.
Limited Cuvee of 1 000 bottles.
Mourvèdre, Syrah and Grenache.
12 months maturing in oak barrels.
Grenache and Mourvedre have expressed the best of our terroir.
Rich and hearty wine with harmonious but persistant tannins.
Limited Cuvee of 1 000 bottles.
Presentation
Presentation
Terre d'Abel is special cuvee from a selection of the best vineyards planted by my great-great-grandfather Abel. Thanks to the long-established winegrowing knowledge in our family, these 90-year-old vines show the true expression of their terroir. I was able to create this cuvee thanks to an exceptional vintage, rigourous vinification and favorable ageing conditions. This wine of a rare concentration and will pleasently surprise you as it matures.
The vintage
2016
Location
The Domaine is situated in the area of the CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE Appellation.
Terroir
The terroir is clavey-chalky with large rounded sun-warmed stones, which diffuse a gentle, providential heat that helps the grapes to mature.
In the vineyard
For 40 years, we cultivate the vinyard with agriculture in an environmental friendly way. The yield is low: 29 hl/ha. The grapes are harvested by hand with a selection of the best grapes.
Ageing
The maturing is done 12 months in oak barrels of 400 liters.
Then it's bottled at the Domaine
Then it's bottled at the Domaine
Winemaking
The grapes are slightly crushed and placed in a fermentation concrete tank. Long vatting time at controlled temperature during 21 days, with pumping-over and punching of the cap to obtain a reasoned extraction of tannins. .
Varietals
Mourvèdre : 65%
Syrah : 20%
Grenache : 15%
Syrah : 20%
Grenache : 15%
Specifications
Advice
Serving
Big wine for ageing. In order to appreciate all the aromatic power of this wine, I suggest you to open the bottle and to put it in a carafe 2 hours before the tasting. Serve at 18°C.
Ageing potential
Over 15 years
Tasting
Powerful aroma of cherry.
Tannic structure marked with finesse. Finished candied cherry and bitter cocoa.
Tannic structure marked with finesse. Finished candied cherry and bitter cocoa.
Food pairings
Red meats. Games.
Reviews
" It’s a toasty, vanilla and coconut scented wine that’s full bodied and plush, backed by vague notions of dark fruit. It’s delicious." [+]
"Deep, and moody, spicy and herbal, the dark, spicy red fruits appear with ease. The wine is full bodied, rich, lush deep and long. The fruit is as spicy as it is sweet. There is length and density, along with freshness and depth of fruit here." [+]
"Du réglisse et du cuir au nez ici - il est assez inhabituel pour le fruit de s'asseoir à l'arrière dans ce millésime. Aha – Le Mourvèdre en est le coupable! Il y a aussi des tannins débordés. Une grosse bouchée.
Liquorice and leather on the nose here – quite unusual for the fruit to take a back seat in this vintage. Aha – Mourvèdre is the culprit! There is tell-tale overblown tannin too. A big mouthful." [+]
Liquorice and leather on the nose here – quite unusual for the fruit to take a back seat in this vintage. Aha – Mourvèdre is the culprit! There is tell-tale overblown tannin too. A big mouthful." [+]
"Black cherry and mulberry flvors are muted by earth, smoke, anise.
Les saveurs de cerise noire et de mûre sont atténuées par la terre, la fumée et l'anis." [+]
Les saveurs de cerise noire et de mûre sont atténuées par la terre, la fumée et l'anis." [+]
