Chateau de Pibarnon Bandol Rose Nuances 2022 750ml (750ml)

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Producer	Chateau de Pibarnon
Country	France
Region	Provence
Varietal	Mourvedre Blend
Vintage	2022
Sku	FR-ROS118
Size	750ml

 

Here is a serious and rare rosé that we want to serve in a decanter to showcase the darker, mesmerizing color. As Eric told us, color should announce what we should expect, and this is a deeper and more serious rosé with more red berry nuances. It is 100% Mourvèdre, from the oldest vines in the highest elevation of Bandol and the wine is produced in large oak barrels and terracotta amphorae - a rarity in the world of rosé. On top of that the wines sees an extra year of age before being released. You can expect nuances of red currant, cherries, pomegranate, strawberries, dried herbs, dried flowers, smokey minerality, and finishes dry, crisp, and firm. It is unique and is a rosé that can appeal to fans of Lopez de Heredia's rosado. It is a rosé that is capable of taking on richer foods, poultry, veal, even ribs. This wine needs to breathe or be placed in a decanter to enjoy the more serious side of rose. ~ Chris Deas, Italian Wine Merchants

In 1978, after visiting many French vineyards, Catherine and Henri de Saint Victor stopped in Bandol in the secret hope of acquiring a wine-producing estate. While lunching in a little restaurant by the harbour, they discovered the 1975 Château Pibarnon Red and were immediately struck by the quality of that great wine. They noted down the information and, without wasting another minute, Henri and Catherine set off to inspect the property. They were received by Modesto Ramognino's successor who happened to mention that he was finding life very hard at Pibarnon, perhaps too hard. The cellar and the house obtained their water supplies from wells and had no running water, the soil was very stony and the environment very harsh. However, the beauty of the site, at an altitude of 300 metres overlooking the scrubland of Provence and the Mediterranean, and the wine they had sampled, persuaded Catherine and Henri to utter the words that were to thrust them into a new life: "We're interested i