Bandol: pink or white.
It’s a slight culture shock as a moron gringo in the South of France when wines by the glass are identified not by producer or even by grape but simply by place. Bandol didn’t mean much to me as a place, I drove through it en route to Toulon from Marseille but that was about it. Probably it was the fact that it was a vague homonym for bandit drew me to it — which is admittedly kind of lame, but the wine seemed to deliver. Any more than the progeny of any other Mediterranean town would have? Je ne sais pas. But this wine right here is a phenomenal rosé.
50% Mourvèdre, 40% Cinsault, 10% Grenache from Bandol. — 5 years ago
Creamy goodness.
#brovino — 10 years ago
Meant to rate it higher, darn good juice! — 10 years ago
2011. Crisp green apple flavors predominate. Very fresh with good acidity. — 11 years ago
Tremendous!!! Thank you, Claffee!!! — 11 years ago
Delicious fruit but missing the length and complexity of his better bottlings — 6 years ago
At #bardotbrasserie in #aria hotel and casino. Mistake with the steaks. Ended up with 4! Needed a greasy red for all that red meat!!!! — 10 years ago
This is Beaujolais like you never tasted it before, I guess, decanted for 60 min, color deep red, nose deep dark berries, not the raspberries juice with banana notes, this is wine, needs time, after some hours it still kept the balance , awesome☄️☄️ — 5 years ago
Home with Or — 6 years ago
Dueling 01's tonight! reaching its prime. — 9 years ago
Nose and palate of yellow flowers and citrus. Notably fresh, compared to recent tired bottle. — 9 years ago
Wonderful balance and complex soft fruits and buttery soft acid and nutty. This what I hope for from Burgundy. — 10 years ago
This was a monster out of the gate and held its own. Really impressed. Shows age but not softness. Elegant, open, beeswaxy, beautiful — 11 years ago
Soft, delicate, elegant, great choice. — 11 years ago
Charlie Tapp
Sourdough, yeast, fresh strawberries and lemon zest. — 4 years ago