Château Vannières
Bandol Mourvedre Blend
Bandol, Provence, France
Incredibly fresh still. Prune, garrigue, sumac, black pepper and smoked meat.
Incredibly fresh still. Prune, garrigue, sumac, black pepper and smoked meat.
Mar 17th, 2024
Beautiful wine! At a great spot right now, loads of tertiary notes but still balancing its fruit and structure nicely. Dried black cherry, stewed black plum, fig, wilted violet, tar, cured meat/pink salt, beef blood, fur, sous bois, bay leaf, pipe tobacco, hoisin, bitter cocoa. There’s that distinctive sharp mineral note, call it limestone. A clean and more concise example of the appellation.
Beautiful wine! At a great spot right now, loads of tertiary notes but still balancing its fruit and structure nicely. Dried black cherry, stewed black plum, fig, wilted violet, tar, cured meat/pink salt, beef blood, fur, sous bois, bay leaf, pipe tobacco, hoisin, bitter cocoa. There’s that distinctive sharp mineral note, call it limestone. A clean and more concise example of the appellation.
Sep 13th, 2020One of Bandol’s hidden gems. Old Vannieres is incredible!
One of Bandol’s hidden gems. Old Vannieres is incredible!
Jul 2nd, 2020un grand classique sur un rare finesse
un grand classique sur un rare finesse
Aug 9th, 2018
2016 vintage. A brooding hulk of a wine currently. Nose chock full of baking choc(k)olate, rose petals and earth. Big, tannic front door. Smooth (but dry) and lengthy back door. Medium/medium-full bodied. Will pick up a few more and cellar one or two. Monolithically delicious.
2016 vintage. A brooding hulk of a wine currently. Nose chock full of baking choc(k)olate, rose petals and earth. Big, tannic front door. Smooth (but dry) and lengthy back door. Medium/medium-full bodied. Will pick up a few more and cellar one or two. Monolithically delicious.
1 person found it helpfulJul 31st, 2021
Classic Mourvedre, it's as if the vines slurped the terroir right from the soils. Iron, savory roast wild game, violets, camphor and hot stones meld together into vinous pleasure. A heady nose with a full presence, the palate is perfectly balanced with fruit, minerality, acid and tannin. #bandol #mourvedre
Classic Mourvedre, it's as if the vines slurped the terroir right from the soils. Iron, savory roast wild game, violets, camphor and hot stones meld together into vinous pleasure. A heady nose with a full presence, the palate is perfectly balanced with fruit, minerality, acid and tannin. #bandol #mourvedre
1 person found it helpfulFeb 21st, 2015Supremely underrated Bandol producer
Supremely underrated Bandol producer
Apr 17th, 2017
Lots of rustic character. I like some tannin in my Bandol, and this has plenty. You could cellar this further, but the tannins are likely to outlast the fruit.
Lots of rustic character. I like some tannin in my Bandol, and this has plenty. You could cellar this further, but the tannins are likely to outlast the fruit.
Oct 2nd, 2016
Big blueberries, olallieberries, black plum, baked blackberries, sweet spice, baking spices, gritty dark minerals, herbs, dry brown earth, leather, violets and a long, elegant dry fruit finish. 98 is such a very good vintage in Provence!
Big blueberries, olallieberries, black plum, baked blackberries, sweet spice, baking spices, gritty dark minerals, herbs, dry brown earth, leather, violets and a long, elegant dry fruit finish. 98 is such a very good vintage in Provence!
Jul 5th, 2016Impressive. This could stand up to any vintage of Tempier.
Impressive. This could stand up to any vintage of Tempier.
May 25th, 2016