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Royal Provence

Château de Pibarnon (Comte de Saint Victor)

Bandol Mourvedre Blend 2021

"Odedi"
9.2

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. — 3 days ago

Jay, Ted and 8 others liked this

Domaine du Gros' Noré

Bandol Mourvedre Blend 2022

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
9.2

2022 vintage. PNP. Rich and smooth. Thought there would be some earth/dirt but this was gone too quickly to properly investigate. 3.11.26. — a month ago

Zach, Andrew and 14 others liked this

Cibonne

Côtes de Provence "Cru Classe" Rouge Tibouren 2019

Jason Gelman
9.1

this is a very nice wine but clearly meant to be a food wine vs a standalone. a lot of black olive character on the palate, very peppery, quite savory, not a fruit forward wine at all. paired with A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms , Season 1 — 2 months ago

Pooneet, Ira and 2 others liked this

Maison Saint Aix

Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rosé Blend 2024

Michael Younkins
9.3

A delicious French rose. Pale salmon color, mid palate dry and light red fruit taste. Perfect for a warm day. — 21 days ago

Tom, Tom and 3 others liked this

Domaine Tempier

Bandol Rosé Blend 2020

Ed Ryder
9.5

Savoury and long and great on the nose — 19 days ago

Fleur de Mer

Côtes de Provence Rosé Blend

DAL 9000
9.3

Nose of pears? Nectarines? Initials tartness of mild orange citrus? Opens up as it warms and becomes less tart and a hint of lemon at the end. — a month ago

Domaine Tempier

La Migoua Bandol Mourvedre Blend 1995

Doug Powers
9.5

Unlike La Tourtine, this bottle’s cork wouldn’t come out in one piece, on first sip this is more dark-fruited and almost brooding aromatically and on the palate, massive fruit impression, great balance, also a super long, lingering finish, another WOW! While I hesitate to say this, in the old days I would describe this La Miguoa as rough and masculine, and La Tourtine as silky and feminine, but both are truly outstanding. The price tag from WinEx back in the day was still on this bottle, $22.99. — 2 months ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Pooneet, Dave and 13 others liked this
Dave

Dave

Nice! We're hopping on the next flight
Tom Casagrande

Tom Casagrande Influencer Badge

In my second wine biz job (mid-80s) I sold Tempier for Mosswood Wines, Gerald Asher’s company. It was a hard sell. No one had heard of Bandol at the time. Tempier hadn’t started making the single-plot wines yet. They had a regular bottling and a “Speciale Reserve” or “Reserve Speciale.” I can’t remember. I loved the wines and visited the region in ‘85 with my wine-hating then-girlfriend. The growers we visited were amazed that an American had heard of their region and were super hospitable.
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Tom Casagrande, the “enhanced basic” cuvée back then was “Cuvée Speciale”, not sure when Miguoa and Tourtine started, first vintage I saw was 1985 (and Kermit was the importer back then). I think Cabassou and La Louffe started in 1993 (a GREAT vintage, I still have a fair slug of that vintage for when you and @Dave finally ACTUALLY get on an airplane). By 1995 KLWM’s pricing had driven me to other sources, thus these 1995s from WinEx in the OC!!

Clos Ste. Magdeleine

Cassis Blanc Marsanne Blend 2024

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
9.2

2024 vintage. Medium-medium heavy body. Floral, perfumed, delicate fruits, earth/minerals. Always such a lovely, alt-white wine for shellfish, poultry, fish. salads or simply sipping. 3.27.26. — a month ago

Tegan, Peter and 15 others liked this

Domaine Tempier

Cuvée La Tourtine Bandol Mourvedre Blend 2021

Ericsson
9.5

Bucket list wine. Always wanted to try the red but it is elusive. Some say it’s the Grand Cru of Provence. Found it at Grand Barrail in Bordeaux FR. It is decadent, I’d have it again any day. — a month ago

John, Tom and 16 others liked this

Domaine de Terrebrune

Bandol Mourvedre Blend Rosé 2023

romo
9.2

Summer Sockeye Salmon Sunday. 🐟 — 2 months ago

Sharon, Tom and 5 others liked this