Popped and poured at La Buvette. Dark garnet with an opaque core. No visual signs of age. Consumed over three hours. Initially reticent but after about 30min, it started to show off. On the nose, dark cherries and cocoa. On the palate, dark chocolate cherry cordial, espresso and baking spices. Tannins built up over time and there’s fantastic acidity. Lovely stuff and seems built for the long haul. A super Bandol on the heels of Tempier and Pradeaux. — 6 years ago
If Pradeaux made Sancerre Rosé... — 10 years ago
Who needs pradeaux? — 12 years ago

Intense, chewy, salty, tea-like tannin and textural. Pour la table in every way. Beautiful food wine — 3 years ago
Well balanced, delicious!!
— 7 years ago
Over ten years old and that's not enough. T A N N I N
#rosenthalwine #pradeaux #bandol #frenchwine #mouvedre — 8 years ago
Nog uit eigen kelder van de oude Hexagone Evan tijd! Fantastisch om te drinken nu heel zacht et beaucoup de longueur. Ooit zo‘n €30 voor betaald — 7 months ago
Still tough as nails. Searing mineral with fun herbaceous undertones and soy/hoison notes. — 6 years ago
Enough complexity, enough acidities, enough body, great harmony, 99,99% pure and absolutely no hint of superficiality. Cleaner than Pradeaux or Gaussen and earthier than Pibarnon and Tempier. Tastes exactly right. — 7 years ago
Pretty Provence nose. Structured palate with strawberries, herbs, mineral, a bit of salami fat, dusty tannin. Great sleek texture and long finish with hints of citrus. This is a softer Bandol rosé but still has that structure and verve. It'll open up in a few months but this isn't Pradeaux structure (whole bunch fermentation as opposed to just the fruit for l'Olivette). — 11 years ago
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Watermelon candy & bite—little cut at the end. Dynamic with body. The sea is still there! — 17 days ago