32 Bandol Rosé AC 2009
Domaine la Suffrène

Grape:45% Mourvèdre, 30% Cinsault, 25% Grenache (13.5% alc.)

Bandol rosés complement Mediterranean cuisine especially well. The mourvèdre grape marks the nose with a mineral quality and a fresh, balanced, long impression on the palate.

Technical Information
Winemaker:	Cédric Gravier
Location:	La Cadière d’Azur
Size of domaine:	45 hectares (38 under vine
Grape:	45% Mourvèdre, 30% Cinsault, 25% Grenache
Terroir:	Limestone/clay
Viticulture:	Plough 5/6 times a year. Harvest end of September. 35-38 hectos per hectare.
Vinification:	Made by direct pressing of red grapes or sometimes bled off out of red wine cuves. Low temperature fermentation in stainless steel where it then undergoes malolactic. Very much aimed at producing a wine to accompany a meal rather than an aperitif style. Bottled in April.
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exc vat: £10.85