Domaine de la Suffrene Bandol Rouge ‘Les Lauves’ 2017
15% abv, EARL Gravier-Piche, La Cadière d’Azur, tasted at Domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 90% Mourvèdre & 10% Carignan from the estate’s older vines, certified AB organic. The grapes are hand-harvested and the wine is cold soaked and left on the skins for four weeks before élévage in French oak foudre […]
Domaine la Suffrene Bandol Rouge 2020
15% abv, EARL Gravier-Piche, La Cadière d’Azur, tasted at Domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 60% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache Noir, 10% Cinsault & 10% Carignan, certified AB organic. The wine is aged in large oak foudre for 16 months. Tasting note: the Bandol Rouge is medium purple in color with a […]
Domaine la Suffrene Bandol Rosé ‘Cuvée Sainte-Catherine’ 2017
14% abv, EARL Gravier-Piche, La Cadière d’Azur, tasted at Domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 90% Mourvèdre & 10% Carignan from the estate’s older vines. Certified AB organic. Direct press method, no malolactic fermentation. Tasting note: the Cuvée Saint-Catherine is medium pink-orange in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with […]
Domaine de la Suffrene Bandol Rosé 2022
13.5% abv, EARL Gravier-Piche, La Cadière d’Azur, tasted at Domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 40% Mourvèdre, 30% Grenache, 20% Cinsault & 10% Carignan. Direct press method, certified AB organic. Tasting note: the Bandol Rosé is medium pink-orange with a clean nose of medium-minus intensity with aromas of primrose, red plum, […]
Domaine la Suffrene Bandol Blanc 2022
13% abv, EARL Gravier-Piche, La Cadière d’Azur, tasted at Domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 50% Clairette & 50% Ugni Blanc, hand-harvested, and fermented in stainless steel. Certified organic, AB. No malolactic fermentation. Tasting note: the Bandol Blanc is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium-minus intensity with […]
Domaine de Souviou Bandol Blanc ‘Vendagé á la Main’ 2015
13.5% abv, Olivier Pascal, Le Beausset, imported by Bandol Wines LLC, Houston, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 60% Clairette, 25% Bourboulenc, 10% Sauvignon Blanc & 5% Rolle. Tasting note: the Bandol Blanc is medium amber in color with a funky resolves nose of medium intensity with aromas of dandelion tea, […]
Domaine Le Galantin Bandol Rosé 2021
13% abv, Pascal Achille, Le Plan du Castellet, imported by MISA, Dallas, TX. Closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 60% Mourvèdre, 25% Grenache Noir & 15% Cinsault produced in the direct press method and aged on the fine lees for 9 months. Tasting note: the Bandol Rosé is medium pink-orange in color with […]
Domaine La Ragle Moulin de la Roque Bandol Rouge 2018
14.5% abv, Le Castellet, Var, imported by Bandol Wines Inc., Houston, TX. Cork closure; natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 83% Mourvèdre & 17% Cinsult, sustainably-farmed from a single estate in the Moulin de la Roque–co-operative of growers in Bandol. Aged in foudre and small French oak barrels for 18 months. Tasting note: the Bandol […]
LX Bandol ‘Cuvée Rare’ Rosé 2021
13.5% abv, Beaucaire, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, Ca. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 60% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache Noir, 10% Syrah & 10% Cinsault, with the Mourvèdre and Syrah fermented en saignée and the Grenche and Cinsault direct press, and the cuvée aged on the lees for twelve months. Tasting note: […]
Domaine Tempier Bandol Blanc 2019
13.5%abv, Peyraud, Plan di Castelet Var, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking note: “This 18-hectare piece of land bought in 2016 is oriented east, south–east, located at 300 meters altitude. It is a terroir with an exceptional potential, mostly composed of sandy marl of the […]