Community Tasting Notes 12

• thyrsos Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 25, 2023 - Incredibly balanced - very little to complain about.

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• mks83 Likes this wine: 91 points

  January 20, 2023 - Warm and wholesome nose consisting of cooked raspberry/blueberry, date, fresh boiled red beans, hojicha tea, camellia flower/seed/oil, iron, and a touch of animal funk or balsamic sauce. Massive amount of ripe/round/extroverted tannin - having very low center of gravity but waxy, velvety and smooth. Music analogy - Yo-Yo Ma (a crowd pleaser with rich bright sound with big showy vivrato, but not totally lacking serious depth). Dog analogy by my wife - Golden Retriever. Ripe, gentle, and hedonistic - I was expecting tighter/closed style from other people’s review but my bottle was not (at least when paired with spicy Nepali foods and served in a big Burgundy glass).

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• bigredPA Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 5, 2022 - Impressive Bandol. Rich, aromatic red fruits. There is some mineral/iron, but it does not overpower the fruit. Great structure to hold longer.

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• #Cellar mistress Likes this wine:

  December 2, 2022 - Wanted to try one of these but will not rate it now as it’s way too early to drink.
  Deep dark colour
  N: rum raisin, white spirit, vanilla, chocolate, leather, plum jam, root vegetables
  
  P: Tannins galore (like a smack in the face), dark fruit, plum, blackberry, leather, chocolate and finnish licorice, long finish
  
  To be put away in the back of the cellar.

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• Dale M wrote:

  September 26, 2022 - Decanted 3 hrs. While certainly the youthful structure of a young Bandol, there remained an elegance and charm that made this very tasty and worth while to drink. That being said, cannot wait to see where this goes in a decade plus.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Château Pradeaux
• Varietal Mourvèdre Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Provence
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Bandol

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• Pending Delivery 4 (1%)
• In Cellars 299 (86%)
• Consumed 46 (13%)

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