Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Blend of Grenache (50%), Syrah (30%) and Mourvèdre (20%). Bright ruby color with purple highlights. Aromas of ripe black berry/currant with hints of vanilla, asphalt and lavender. Ripe blackberry, black currant and blueberry lead the palate with notes of toasted spices, black licorice and roasted herbs. Long and fruit forward finish. Plump and well structured. — 17 days ago

Matt Perlman

9.3

This was the Longue Garde cuvee. Better the second day, or just Garde it for Longue-er. Similar to the regular Bandol but with more heft and a pronounced topnote of cedar. — 5 months ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.3

Nez moyennement aromatique, vin droit, ciselé, minéral, très pur, très fin et frais, superbe équilibre, belle longue finale. 92-93

Mildly expressive nose at first but opens up, very chiseled and almost mineral, yet elegant and fine, fresh and pure, nice finish too. — 2 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.3

Un nez aromatique, assez riche, tabac, fruits noirs, roses et mures. La bouche est délicieuse, riche sans être lourde, vive, beaucoup d’énergie, très belle texture de tannins qui sont encore bien présents tout en étant fort approchables. Belle finale assez longue et délicieuse. J’ai bien aimé. 92-93

Nice expressive nose of tobacco, roses, dark fruits. The palate is delicious, rich without heaviness, energetic and pure, nice texture of the silky tannins, good length and gorgeous finish. — 2 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2014 | goldhint in colour, funky nose: Turkish fruit and honey, second minerality, true to type Chenin Blanc in taste, good acidity, impression of almonds | paired with a French cake au saucisson avec pistaches and prunes — a month ago

Peter Sultan

9.4

Star of a two Bandol night, but this at age 14( minus a week or two). Deeper, plush, black violet & cassis nose; on palate tannins really nicely integrated, wild blackberries, more cassis & black currants. Crazy elegant and generous. Feels open. Distant notes of some kind of bark & forest floor. Older wild flowers.Eye opener, in sense of how far Bandol can go for me. — 4 months ago

with Owen

Mario Vaillancourt

9.3

Un nez vraiment aromatique et qui pinote à souhait, du fruit rouge et noir à revendre, griottes, des épices, du fruit mur sans excès en bouche aussi, un vin qui a de la matière, une texture assez riche tout en ayant une belle fraîcheur, belle longue finale délicieuse. Bien sur encore très jeune mais tellement prometteur. 92-93

Gorgeous aromatic nose with red and dark fruit that we also find in the fresh, balanced, rich and silky palate, great length and amazing finish too. — 2 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

The exact wine not in Delectable database but very close. This was the 6th and final wine in the matching wine/degustation. 100% Grenache grown on Black Schist. Another unusual wine and producer you don’t often see - a Vin Doux Naturel from Roussillon - sweet ripe fruit. This wine capped off a memorable degustation (the food was amazing) with matching wines. I had not visited Restaurant Dan Arnold before but can thoroughly recommend it. — 2 months ago

with Byron

Fredybeans

9.5

Robe encore jeune
Nez gourmand et expressif avec un peu d oxydatif
Bouche longue et gourmande — a year ago

with Pico

Martin Bergo

9.3

A little held-back compared to the Grasberg. — 2 years ago