ORIGIN

Bordeaux (Right Bank), France

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APPELLATION

AOC Bordeaux Supérieur

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VINEYARD

+/- 45 yrs. old vines on average, in sandy gravel soils with clay deposits
Yield: 35 hL/ha

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BLEND

100% Merlot

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FARMING

Culture raisonnée; Hand harvested in vineyard

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WINEMAKING

Vinified in temperature-controlled steel tanks

AGING

Oak-aged for +/- 20 months

Amelie Aubert, winemaker for several chateaux under the Famille Alain Aubert banner, has a special attachment to Chateau Abelyce. Bought by the family in 2004, it is her own personal project, named after her two children, Abel and Alice— “mon bébé”, as she says…

Fact Sheets: 2018, 2015