Joseph Dorbon Arbois Rouge Les Bernardines Vieilles Vignes Pear Cider and yet the wine is

and yet the wine is bone dry on the palate

fresh melon

with a low degree of oiliness

with layers of lemon tart

sandy loam and friable clay

Joseph Dorbon Arbois Rouge Les Bernardines Vieilles Vignes Pear Cider and yet the wine isLes Bernardines is a vineyard in Vadans named after the Bernardine order of Cistercian monks who stewarded the land during the Middle Ages, and Joseph owns Ploussard and Pinot Noir vines within its confines. The harvest, comprising around 3 4 Ploussard and 1 4 Pinot Noir, is co fermented in stainless steel without temperature stabilization, and aged two full years in old Burgundy barrels. Fresh and lithe, Les Bernardines leads with Ploussards sappy