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Bandol · France
Fortuné Piche never left La Suffrène. His grandson Cédric Gravier first had to spend a year in the USA to realise that home had everything, and took over the estate in 1996, aged 23.
1 Rosé. From CHF 21.00.
Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Grenache, Carignan
CHF 21.00
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Origin
La Suffrène lies on the slopes of La Cadière-d'Azur, between the village and Le Castellet, looking out over the Mediterranean. The estate covers 45 hectares of vines and olive trees. The family has been farming here for more than a century. The terroir is made up of many small plots, and it is exactly this variety you taste in the wines.
The people
Fortuné Piche was born at La Suffrène and never left it his whole life. His children did not want to take over, and the family tradition very nearly ended there. Then his grandson Cédric Gravier spent a year in the United States after his studies, kept telling people about his family back in France, and understood from their reactions what his grandfather had known all along: home has everything. Cédric came back and took over the estate in 1996, aged just 23. Until then, the harvest had gone to the cooperative. He built his own cellar.
Philosophy
Cédric farms with the environment in mind, using agroforestry and organic production.
The climate helps: over 300 days of sunshine a year make it possible to work without major chemical intervention. The wines are meant to stay as natural as possible, which is why they are not filtered before bottling.
Cédric's rosé
45 percent Mourvèdre with Grenache, Cinsault and a little Carignan, picked by hand and aged on the fine lees in steel tanks. A Bandol rosé with structure that suits a bouillabaisse just as well as an aperitif on the balcony.
Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Grenache, Carignan
CHF 21.00
Terroir
Many small, scattered plots on sandy, limestone and clay soils. The Lauves limestone gives the cuvée of the same name its character.
Mourvèdre shapes the reds and the rosé, joined by Grenache, Cinsault and Carignan. For the white Bandol, Cédric relies on Clairette.
More than 300 days of sunshine a year, plus fresh air from the nearby Mediterranean.
In the cellar
The reds of La Suffrène are powerful and beautifully structured. They mature for 18 months in large 50-hectolitre oak casks before being bottled unfiltered. The pride of the estate is the «Cuvée Les Lauves», 95% Mourvèdre, a classic vin de garde: a wine that can age for many years.
Besides wine, the estate also produces an olive oil with an excellent reputation in the region.
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Cédric Gravier, the grandson of Fortuné Piche. Fortuné was born at La Suffrène and never left it, and his children did not want to take over. After his studies Cédric spent a year in the USA, realised there what he had at home, and took over the estate in 1996, aged 23. Until then the harvest went to the cooperative; Cédric built his own cellar.
On the slopes of La Cadière-d'Azur, between the village and Le Castellet, looking out over the Mediterranean. The estate has 45 hectares of vines and olives, spread over many small plots. The family has farmed here for more than a hundred years. The wines are AOC Bandol.
The estate's rosé, which we stock in the 2025 vintage. It is 45 percent Mourvèdre, 35 percent Grenache, 15 percent Cinsault and 5 percent Carignan. The grapes are picked by hand, fermented at controlled temperature in steel tanks and aged on the fine lees before bottling. It has 13 percent alcohol and costs CHF 21 in our shop.
Bright salmon pink, with white peach, apricot, red berries and citrus on the nose and a touch of herbs. Fresh and dry on the palate, with Mourvèdre giving it structure. It goes with bouillabaisse, grilled fish, seafood, paella or white meat, and just as well with an aperitif on the balcony. Serve it well chilled at 10 to 12 degrees.
With the environment in mind, using agroforestry and organic production. The climate helps: more than 300 days of sunshine a year and fresh air from the sea mean he can do without heavy chemical treatments. The wines should stay as natural as possible, so Cédric does not filter before bottling.
On many small, scattered plots with sandy, limestone and clay soils. The Lauves limestone gives the cuvée of the same name its character. Mourvèdre shapes the reds and the rosé, joined by Grenache, Cinsault and Carignan. For the white Bandol, Cédric relies on Clairette.
Reds that mature for 18 months in large 50-hectolitre oak casks and are bottled unfiltered. The estate's pride is the Cuvée Les Lauves, 95 percent Mourvèdre, a vin de garde that can age for years. There is also a white Bandol from Clairette and an olive oil with an excellent reputation in the region. In our shop you currently find the Rosé Tradition.
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