Domaine La Bastide Blanche Cuvée Fontaneou Bandol Rouge 2022
Dark ruby/ purple in color with a short reddish rim.
Fruit nose and medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing red cherries, currants, plums, chocolates, spices, tobacco leaf, dark coffee, peppercorn and licorice.
Short finish with grippy tannins and tart cranberries.
This is a very young Single Vineyard Mourvedre from Bandol. Rich, complex and powerful.
In your face kind of wine, and not very approachable right now, but showing good potential.
Needs a long time to open up, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years.
Better with food at this point.
A blend of 92% Mourvedre and 8% Grenache. Aged in large French oak barrels.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$40.
YungBechamel
I really love the Bastide Blanche Rosé and I’ve had the regular rouge but haven’t ever seen this particular cuvée before. Makes sense that it’s so young and tight, I’ve had the none single vineyard and even that benefits from some age.
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Domaine La Bastide Blanche Cuvée Fontaneou Bandol Rouge 2022
Dark ruby/ purple in color with a short reddish rim.
Fruit nose and medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing red cherries, currants, plums, chocolates, spices, tobacco leaf, dark coffee, peppercorn and licorice.
Short finish with grippy tannins and tart cranberries.
This is a very young Single Vineyard Mourvedre from Bandol. Rich, complex and powerful.
In your face kind of wine, and not very approachable right now, but showing good potential.
Needs a long time to open up, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years.
Better with food at this point.
A blend of 92% Mourvedre and 8% Grenache. Aged in large French oak barrels.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$40.
I really love the Bastide Blanche Rosé and I’ve had the regular rouge but haven’t ever seen this particular cuvée before. Makes sense that it’s so young and tight, I’ve had the none single vineyard and even that benefits from some age.