La Bastide Blanche
Cuvée Fontanéou Bandol Mourvedre Blend
Bandol, Provence, France
Dark ruby/ purple in color with a short reddish rim.
Fruit nose and medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing red cherries, currants, plums, chocolates, spices, tobacco leaf, dark coffee, peppercorn and licorice.
Short finish with grippy tannins and tart cranberries.
This is a very young Single Vineyard Mourvedre from Bandol. Rich, complex and powerful.
In your face kind of wine, and not very approachable right now, but showing good potential.
Needs a long time to open up, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years.
Better with food at this point.
A blend of 92% Mourvedre and 8% Grenache. Aged in large French oak barrels.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$40.
Dark ruby/ purple in color with a short reddish rim.
Fruit nose and medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing red cherries, currants, plums, chocolates, spices, tobacco leaf, dark coffee, peppercorn and licorice.
Short finish with grippy tannins and tart cranberries.
This is a very young Single Vineyard Mourvedre from Bandol. Rich, complex and powerful.
In your face kind of wine, and not very approachable right now, but showing good potential.
Needs a long time to open up, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years.
Better with food at this point.
A blend of 92% Mourvedre and 8% Grenache. Aged in large French oak barrels.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$40.
A baby. One of the best wines for the money from Provence 🔥
A baby. One of the best wines for the money from Provence 🔥
Apr 17th, 2019Just entering its prime. Bastide Blanche is tremendously underrated
Just entering its prime. Bastide Blanche is tremendously underrated
Jan 21st, 2017Robust inky wine garrigue spices leather nice structure strong in alcohol well balanced with acidity and dusty tannins
Robust inky wine garrigue spices leather nice structure strong in alcohol well balanced with acidity and dusty tannins
Nov 25th, 2014
Took a bit to open up- but it was classic! Dried herbs, butcher shop & a hint of garrigue.
Took a bit to open up- but it was classic! Dried herbs, butcher shop & a hint of garrigue.
Aug 19th, 2014
In a great spot right now. Someone said that old Bandol tastes like old Bordeaux and that was certainly certainly true in this case. Lovely with years to go.
In a great spot right now. Someone said that old Bandol tastes like old Bordeaux and that was certainly certainly true in this case. Lovely with years to go.
Mar 2nd, 2020
Really big bodied but lovely. Paired with pesto pasta, and it kinda worked.
Really big bodied but lovely. Paired with pesto pasta, and it kinda worked.
Jan 8th, 2020
A little bit of funkiness but still fine.
A little bit of funkiness but still fine.
Dec 7th, 2019A big one. I didn’t pair it correctly as this need something rich and fatty. Really bold profile but excellent balance and elegance.
A big one. I didn’t pair it correctly as this need something rich and fatty. Really bold profile but excellent balance and elegance.
Apr 30th, 2019