Bandol Rosé 2025

Grapes: 54 % Mourvèdre, 25 % Cinsault, 19 % Grenache, 2 % Clairette

Production: around 50,000 bottles a year, depending on the vintage

Origin: AOC Bandol, La Cadière-d'Azur

Vineyard: Terraces close to the sea, vines 20 to 40 years old

Soils: Limestone and clay with stony inclusions

Climate: Mediterranean, hot dry summers, mild winters, mistral

Winemaking: Picked early in the morning, part direct-pressed, part given a short skin contact, temperature-controlled fermentation in steel

Ageing: Several months on the fine lees in steel

Alcohol: 13.5 % vol

Of the Bandol rosés we stock, this is the most powerful. Part of the grapes spends a short time on the skins before pressing, and the blend is 54 % Mourvèdre. Salmon pink with copper glints; vineyard peach, apricot, blood orange and herbs on the nose; dry and structured on the palate, with a salty note.

It can carry a whole meal, from grilled vegetables to grilled fish to bouillabaisse. Serve it at 10 to 12 °C. Alain Pascal built the estate by hand with his brother and named it after their father, known as «big Noré».