Comte De Saint Emmanuel

Château de Pibarnon (Comte de Saint Victor)

Bandol Mourvedre Blend 2021

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Red fruits on the nose and medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity and mouthfeel.

Long finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.

This young Mourvedre from Bandol is starting to drink beautifully now. Already showing nice complexity and good balance, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years.

Soft and elegant. Complex and interesting. Easy drinking and good by itself or with food.

A blend of 90% Mourvedre and 10% Grenache. Aged in used French oak barrels for 18 months.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$60.
— 8 days ago

Jay, Ted and 9 others liked this

Château de Pibarnon (Comte de Saint Victor)

Bandol Bourboulenc Blend 2024

What a stunner and something tells me the best is yet to come with some additional cellaring — 8 months ago

Dave, Tom and 16 others liked this

Emmanuel Darnaud

Saint-Joseph Marsanne Roussanne 2018

Lyle Fass
9.4

I love this wine. One of the best St. Jo Blancs. Nose is expansive and ripe with exotic tropical fruits and lots of gras. Also granite and lime jelly and liquified lemon jelly. Sea air as well. So clean. Palate is so finesse driven with awesome texture and depth. Energy from granite but definetly not for acid heads. Rich, long finish with tropical fruits and granite. Needs air. — 2 years ago

Andrew, Severn and 5 others liked this

Château de Pibarnon (Comte de Saint Victor)

Bandol Rosé Blend 2022

Light orange in color.

Light nose and medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing raspberries, strawberries, currants, lemons, peaches, spices, sea salt and light earth.

Tangy finish with grapefruits and limes.

This is a young Rosé from Bandol. Spicy and fruit forward. Elegant with a soft mouthfeel.

Nicely balanced and already showing nice complexity.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years.

Good right out of the bottle and good by itself as a sipping wine.

A blend of 70% Mourvedre and 30% Cinsault from 45 year old vines.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$40.
— 6 months ago

Dave, Martijn and 11 others liked this

Comte de Saint Venant

Vouvray Chenin Blanc

N: peaches, pears, honeysuckle, river stones and chalk
P: “” off-dry, good acidity and brightness, creamy texture up front with light minerality on the finish
— 3 years ago

Château de Pibarnon (Comte de Saint Victor)

Nuances Comte de Saint Victor Bandol Mourvedre Rosé 2021

Salmon in color.

Fresh nose with red berries, and medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with red fruits, citrus, earth, spices, apples and minerals.

This Single Vineyard Rosé is elegant and nicely balanced. Complex and interesting. Fruit forward with enough earth notes to compliment it.

Still very young, and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years. Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.

A good sipping wine that will pair nicely with food too.

A blend of 95% Mourvedre with 5% Clairette. Aged in concrete vats for 9 months.

14% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$55.
— 4 months ago

Dave, Bob and 15 others liked this

Château de Pibarnon (Comte de Saint Victor)

Les Restanques De Pibarnon Bandol Mourvedre 2020

Second wine from Pibarnon and a stunning effort. Still quite nervous but time will solve this easily. 70% Mourvedre and 30% Syrah — 8 months ago

Bob, Ted and 15 others liked this
Raun Kupiec

Raun Kupiec

Excellent winemaker. Their rosé is my favourite. And the main Bandol Mourvèdre is always a winner in my book.
Anthony De Blasi

Anthony De Blasi

@Raun Kupiec I visited them this summer. Very good quality and indeed, their rosé is fabulous. I also bought the Chateau Pibarnon 2019 which I will be opening soon
Raun Kupiec

Raun Kupiec

I was there about 10 years ago. Beautiful spot up in the hills. Rang the bell at the door. And they were really nice and talkative as we tasted.

Emmanuel Darnaud

Lieu dit La Dardouille Saint-Joseph Syrah 2019

Lyle Fass
9.3

Day 2 notes. Nose of blueberry and blackberry, granite and graphite. Dark and rich but super mineral as well. Palate is energetic and fresh but also dark and rich with blackberry and blueberry galore. Young and disjointed as it was yesterday but it’s all there. Check back in 5 years — 3 years ago

Dick, Aravind and 2 others liked this