Bandol Mourvedre Blend

Blend of 80% Mourvèdre, 15% Grenache and 5% Cinsault, deep Ruby red color with aromas of ripe dark fruits, dried herbs and earthy spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, ripe black cherry and currants with black pepper, cacao and earth notes, vivid acidity nice structure. Fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit and herb spice character. Good now. Will age!

Fruity jam, minty herbs, a tiny touch of spice - loud licorice! Great with duck

Tart plum jam with a core of cast iron. My go-to for a Canadian Fall evening, HNIC and a 🔥 going…. Surprised at how nicely these age, needed 45 min decant.

Really chewy tannins for the age with this producer, but it eventually settled down w some air. Seemed much more like the structure of its Kermit cousin at Tempier vs what I expect from younger Gros Nore bottlings. Pleasantly surprised. This could go another 10 years easily.

Still dense and structured, especially for producer who’s wines I find a little more immediate and generous. A distinctive old barrel character was incredibly apparent on day 1, coupled with an insane amount of crushed mint and talcum made for an interesting take. Today the wine was much more behaved, stewed black cherry, , prune, fermented sausage, tar, dried herbs, fur and leather. Can really sense the sunshine in this wine. Bœuf Carottes for the win 😋

Rich & velvety smooth on the palate with big dark plum, chocolate cherries, dried herbs and mushroom. Pairing with garlicky lamb sirloins. Happy Friday.

Wine 2 of the Daube Provençal dinner. So much character. So minerally and iodine on the nose, dark blackberry extract fruit too. Rich and clingy in the mouth but with nice acidity and the tannins there but not obtrusive. Nice!

Still Bandoliscious‼️

Savory Mourvèdre with beautiful structure and length. Took several hours to open up but paired wonderfully with hanger steak with a charred scallion sauce. Earth. Has years ahead of it.

Dark black fruit, funky,potting soil, forest floor, coarse tannins, deliciousness