the 2017 The Bard is composed of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Merlot

Les Chaliots and Les Brûlées plus a few others too small to mention)

The oak is nicely integrated here

Utterly fine-grained and seamless on entry

This is a robust and very serious Chambolle villages that is a bit less elegant than usual though it’s more powerful

Mordoree, Chateauneuf Du Pape Reine Bois other_regions the 2017 The Bard isA strapping, richly layered wine, teeming with blackberry, black currant and boysenberry paste flavors wrapped in a lively black licorice note. Stays juicy and energetic throughout, with light bramble and graphite nuances checking in on the very long and powerfully built finish. Best from 2020 through 2040. 90 cases imported. JM