Chateau Pradeaux Bandol Rose 'Vespree' 2024

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Chateau Pradeaux Bandol Rose 'Vespree' 2024Vespre represents a tiny portion of Pradeauxs Bandol Ros production, selected at harvest for its quality, and vinified and aged in cement egg. Aged six months longer on its lees before bottling than the basic Bandol Ros, Vespre is always released one year later (hence the 2023 vintage in this offering), and it will age effortlessly for years to come. The 2023, comprising 80% Mourvdre and 20% Cinsault, is a wine full of energy, clinging and complex,

his real first name is “George

and gentle August rains ushered in the onset of botrytis

The Harmand family is fortunate to work three-quarters of a hectare here

and the oldest section planted in 1947

gives it a more linear and penetrating personality

means “The Hell of Arvier”—and chilly nights expresses itself in a palate tango of rapier-like acidity and thick

Marie-Cecile tastes unadorned

evokes forest depths

fresh finish

pronounced salinity

the wine is then aged in mid-sized barrels for 8 months to a year prior to bottling

Bottled without fining or filtration and with a minimal dose of sulfur