"I highly recommend a visit to Chene Bleu, an exciting project on an isolated ridge of the Dentelles. Just try to visit on a sunny afternoon, as a hair-raising, dark drive down the mountain in a howling thunderstorm is not for the faint of heart. Elevation is the draw here, allowing the wines to maintain balanced acidity across the range, which includes whites, reds and rosés. Because of the acids, the property releases the wines later than others in the region. The current releases of the flagship wines, Abelard and Heloise, are the 2011s, while the 2015s were being prepped for bottling when I visited the estate in June." – Joe Czerwinski, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, November 2018
“This year I have lost my heart to another Provençal rosé, albeit not from classic pink wine country but from the greater southern Rhône Valley. Chêne Bleu, Rosé Vin de Pays du Vaucluse is grown within sight of the spectacular Dentelles de Montmirail, which engrave the skyline above the village of Gigondas, on the property developed with great care by Nicole Rolet” – Jancis Robinson
“More dense and structured, yet still vibrant and very pure, the 2007 Abelard is 90% Grenache and 10% Syrah. Loaded with deep blackberry and black cherry fruit, licorice, crushed stone and hints of roasted herbs, it is full-bodied, rich and concentrated, with knockout precision and focus. It is serious stuff and still a baby.” – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate