Provence
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*New* 29 Côtes de Provence Rosé AC 2010 En Caractère
Dupéré-BarreraGrape:40% Mourvèdre, 30% Cinsault, 20% Syrah, 10% Vermentino (12.5% alc.)
This is a lovely rosé that comes from vineyards planted in the limestone-clay basin of Bandol – just behind the coast. A pale, coppery pink in colour, the spicy fruit is fine and precise, with good freshness and balance. For drinking now to 2012.
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30 Bandol Rosé AC 2010
Domaine la SuffrèneGrape: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. For drinking now to 2012.
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31 Bandol Rouge AC 2007
Domaine la SuffrèneGrape:60% Mourvèdre, 20% Cinsault, 20% Grenache (13.5% alc.)
Unfined and unfiltered, this has a deep healthy colour, good ripe fruit on the nose with hints of leather and spice. Mid-weight on the palate with savoury, tobaccoey tannins and a good finish. For drinking now to 2015.
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32 Bandol Rouge AC 2005 Cuvée les Lauves
Domaine la SuffrèneGrape:95% Mourvèdre, 5% Carignan (13.5% alc.)
This wine comes from a selection of the oldest vines – all over 50 years, and was aged like the above cuvée in old oak foudres until bottling in May 2007. It has a deeper colour again, a sensational nose with leathery notes, and is well-structured on the palate, with fine, ripe tannins. For drinking now to 2016+.
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*New* 33 Bandol Blanc AC 2009
Château Ste AnneGrape:50% Clairette Verte, 50% Ugni Blanc (12.5% alc.)
This wine comes from 37 year old vines planted on limestone-clay hillsides with siliceous sub-soils. Yields are 26hh (viticulture is organically certified) and the wine has been aged for six months in cuve. Mid-gold in colour the wine is very pure and precise, with complex fruit hinting at melon, straw, fennel, anise, with notable balance and freshness. On the finish there is a little sea-salt, and an attractive bitterness. For drinking now to 2014.
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*New* 34 Bandol Rosé AC 2010
Château Ste AnneGrape:40% Mourvèdre, 30% Grenache, 30% Cinsault (12.5% alc.)
38 year old vines, organically tended, here give a yield of just 27hh. In its youth, this rosé is a very attractive salmon pink that takes on coppery tones as it ages. Fine rosé with red fruits, fennel, garrigue herbs and a hint of spice. For drinking now to 2012.
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*New* 35 Bandol Rouge AC 2005
Château Ste AnneGrape:60% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache, 20% Cinsault/Carignan (12.5% alc.)
Ste Anne’s red has an exceptional colour - a clear mid-raspberry extending right to the edge. On the nose you find black fruits, liquorice, a hint of game and a limestone-derived mineral note. The palate is supple and mid-weight, with black fruits, liquorice, truffle and leather. It is very elegant wine, drinking beautifully now though will age very well. For drinking now to 2020.
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