Bandol Rosé
Domaine Tempier
Cuvée La Tourtine Bandol Mourvedre Blend 2022
Purplish in color with a reddish rim.
Nice nose and medium in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing raspberries, red cherries, currants, light wood, spices, coffee, dark chocolates, earth and tobacco.
Nice finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This Single Vineyard Mourvedre from Bandol is rich and fruit forward. Elegant and easy drinking.
Already delicious, although still very young, and needs a few more years in the bottle to mature properly. Will continue to age nicely in the next 20 years.
Nicely balanced and good by itself as a sipping wine. Will pair nicely with food too.
A blend of 85% Mourvèdre, with Grenache and Cinsault. Aged in French oak barrels for 18 months.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$100. — 12 days ago
Domaine du Gros' Noré
Bandol Mourvedre Blend 2020
Blend of 80% Mourvèdre, 15% Grenache and 5% Cinsault, deep Ruby red color with aromas of ripe dark fruits, dried herbs and earthy spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, ripe black cherry and currants with black pepper, cacao and earth notes, vivid acidity nice structure. Fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit and herb spice character. Good now. Will age! — a month ago
Ruinart
Brut Rosé Champagne
Quite light salmon pink , fine constant bubbles . Quite floral , rose , hibiscus , light strawberry , red currant and raspberry . On the palate this is balanced and elegant , strawberry , red currant , quite rounded with a touch of toasty brioche on the finish . Good slightly grippy acidity , medium length finish . Drink now and over the next couple of years. — a month ago
Domaine Tempier
Bandol Mourvedre Blend 2016
Decanted for 7h.
Nice aromatics of spices & leather. As expected, fruitless. Brilliant purity here with freshness & precision
Pure, austere & linear on the palate. With a firm tannic frame and brilliant, juicy acidity. Love the precision and the (firm) frame.
The complete opposite of plum & plush Languedoc or Rhone, but so nice.
Not everyone’s cup of tea, but I love Bandol! — a month ago
Schloss Gobelsburg
Gobelsburger Cistercien Rosé Blend 2023
Ameztoi
Rubentis Getariako Txakolina Hondarrabi Beltza Hondarrabi Zuri Rosé Blend
The 2024 Ameztoi “Rubentis” carries a subtle, almost rose gold hue in the glass. The nose contains bright red berry notes, but it’s on the palate where this wine absolutely shines.
The blend of hondarrabi zuri and hondarrabi beltza are at the heart of the wine, but its real beauty stems from the method to its marriage.
Both grapes are hand-picked, but then placed in hoppers from where they are de-stemmed together, then pressed together, then allowed to naturally ferment together. Towards the end of the process the tanks are closed to preserve the naturally occurring carbonation.
As is traditional/preferred method in Getaria, the tanks themselves are kept near freezing to solidify the blend’s effervescent character.
The result is a robust-yet-effervescent rose whose roots date back to the late 1800’s.
The craft used to make this very wine made rose popular in the Baque region of Spain LONG before rose became so popular around the world. — 3 days ago
"Odedi"
Dark copper in color with a golden hue.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing cherries, sweet strawberries, apples, currants, herbs, earth and light vegetables.
Nice finish with impressive length.
This is a delicious Rosé from Bandol. Fruit forward and nicely balanced. Complex, easy drinking and interesting.
A great sipping wine. Really fun to drink, and what a great color.
Very approachable right now and drinking much better than their 'Vespree' Rosé.
Wine Spectator 91 points.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 10 years.
Good by itself or with food.
A blend of 70% Mourvedre, 25% Cinsault and 5% Grenache.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$35. — 5 days ago