La Bastide Blanche Bandol Mourvèdre Blend Rosé 2017

Shengli Hu

Intensely aromatic: gardenia, lily, melon and peach. Mouth puckering acidity (4.5/5). ~70% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache, Cinsault, Clairette, Sauv Blanc.

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Displaying mineral-driven raspberry, blood orange, nectarine character, 2017 La Bastide’s Blanche Bandol Rosé shows outstanding clarity and cut on a finish that lingers with strong, floral-tinged persistence. This is a classic rendition from France’s Bandol region. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, August 2018)

Colin Cahoon

Blackberry, cigar box, and mulled red fruit in the nose. The palate features tobacco, licorice, leather, cinnamon, clove, dark cherry, plum, white pepper, sage, and rosemary. High alcohol, medium plus tannins, and high acid.

Colin Cahoon

Tart red fruit, cranberry, white pepper, licorice, cigar box, with moderate plus tannins and acid.

Michael Greene

Peach and strawberry with classic bandol herbaceousness. A nice bandol rose, but a touch of bitterness on the finish leaves this at a level below my usuals..

Chris Nowakowski

Delicious

Jeff Orlowski

Pretty complex for a rosé with strawberries, grapefruit, hints of anise. Lovely wine!

Yuki Watanabe

Like the first taste but bitterness kind of linger. Too bad ... but still a good rose maybe better with some cheese

Brian J.

Really nice!! Dry, great minerality

Dawn E.

Orange pink in color...nose of peach..melon..blood orange.. flowers. Glycerin on the palate...tastes heavy of white flowers..minerals..herbs..watermelon rind grapefruit!...a bit bitter on the finish (I did have onion 6 hrs. Ago)...keep swirling the glass and trying to decide...definitely not Tempier!