Joseph Dorbon Arbois Blanc 'Cuvee des Moyne - Vieilles Vignes' 2018 Size:750ml This cuvée is both a

This cuvée is both a vineyard and a barrel selection: Xavier employed a half-hectare 1981 planting of Syrah (with 6% interplanted Viognier)

5% Sémillon) come from a four hectare hillside parcel of clay and limestone soil with a full southern exposure that overlooks the Garonne River in Sainte-Croix-du-Mont

We consider this lieu-dit to be amongst the very finest sites in this renowned appellation

A slightly higher proportion of Nebbiolo here (around 90%) amplifies the wine’s muscularity

The soils are more gravelly

Joseph Dorbon Arbois Blanc 'Cuvee des Moyne - Vieilles Vignes' 2018 Size:750ml This cuvée is both aThis is the principal white cuve of the domaine, a blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Savagnin that are co fermented and aged together sous voile for thirty months in small barrels. The nose is clean and bright, with subtle hints of nuts and dried herbs. The fruit leans toward poached pear and orange peel, with an unbelievably fine, silky texture.