AOC Bandol Rouge

La Bastide Blanche - Fontanéou - Bandol rouge

Name: La Bastide Blanche - Fontanéou - Bandol rouge
Brand: Bastide Blanche
SKU: BBROUG22BTF
Price: 31.999992 EUR
Availability: InStock

91 / 100 WINE ADVOCATE

92+ / 100 VINOUS

Floral on the nose. A fresh attack gives way to a dense, full-bodied palate with well-integrated tannins.

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Floral on the nose. A fresh attack gives way to a dense, full-bodied palate with well-integrated tannins. A structured yet delicate wine with great potential.

Grape Mourvèdre 90%, Grenache 10%.

Ageing Aged for 18 months in a 26 hl oak cask.

Harvest Hand-harvested.

Appellation: AOC Bandol
Colour: Rouge
Grape variety: Mourvèdre 90%, Grenache 10%.
Terroir: Red clay soil · East-Northeast exposure
Average vine age: 40 years old.
Vintage: 2022
Harvest: Hand-harvested.
Yield: 23 hl/ha.
Vinification: Complete destemming · 21-day fermentation with punching down · Native yeasts
Ageing: Aged for 18 months in a 26 hl oak cask.
Bottling: Unfiltered and unfined.
Certification: Organic (Ecocert).

What the critics say

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91 / 100

WINE ADVOCATE

"Almost entirely Mourvèdre from a north-facing site (there's a bit of Grenache blended in), the 2016 Bandol Cuvée Fontanéou is a spice-laden wine of ample complexity. Aged in old foudres, it's clove, allspice (not the vanilla) and cinnamon of new oak. Hints of cola, black olives, scorched leather and maybe even a bit of horse sweat also make appearances. It's medium to full-bodied, velvety in texture and just about approachable now but with the capacity to age another decade or so in the bottle. Impressive and traditional, it deserves to be set alongside a rich stew or daube Provençal."

92+ / 100

VINOUS

"Dark red. Flamboyant, wild aromas of plum, meat and leather. Dense, sappy blackcurrant and tobacco leaf flavors are given clarity by tangy acidity. Has terrific volume and real snap. Very distinctive mourvedre flavors. Even tannins coat the entire mouth. A superb, cleanly made young Bandol with considerable potential. Great value. Fontanéou 1995."