Chateau Pradeaux 2023 Bandol Rose AOC

Item Number: 20477

UPC: 0-811644010221

Country: France
Region: Provence
Sub Region: Provence
Appellation/AVA: Bandol AOC
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2023
Grape(s): 70% Mourvèdre / 25% Cinsault / 5% Grenache
Type: Wine - Rose
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13.5
Viticulture: Practicing Organic

This singular domaine, whose holdings are the closest to the Mediterranean in the entire appellation, has been in the same family for nine generations, and they are the absolute standard-bearer for ultra-traditional and uncompromising Bandol. From organically tended 80-year-old vines—most of which were planted during World War II—Etienne Portalis produces rosé of visceral potency, eschewing the market-minded politeness of many growers in the region and crafting wines of sumptuous concentration, intense structure, and staggeringly powerful minerality. He embraces the risk of spontaneous fermentation—almost unheard of in rosé production in Provence—and employs cement and large oak as well as the industry-standard stainless steel for his age-worthy pink wines. The Chateau Pradeaux Bandol Rosé is both structured and fine, with spice-laden fruit and a depth which very few rosés attain—even in this hallowed appellation.