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Community Tasting Notes 33
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mrholmberg Likes this wine: 90 points
October 6, 2023 - Very mineral, raw meat, dark berries, dry spices. Pure pleasure, could probably hold for another ten years.
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mrholmberg wrote: 87 points
April 10, 2021 - Quite tight and powerful, not my favorite vintage of this wine. Should have kept it longer to see if it evolved.
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Krassens wrote: 88 points
March 6, 2021 - Steadfast in the soil, still harsh though tannins quite muted, very dark blue fruit, herbal, good length. Quite demanding, probably best enjoyed paired with a red meat steak.
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pigdaddy wrote: 89 points
August 13, 2020 - decanted 30 min. at nearly 8 years, still dark garnet-blue, that young mourvèdre color, edging lighter on the rim; wild plums & provencal herbs aromatics; full-bodied but not jammy; ripe mulberry, plum confit, red soil, thyme, not overly complicated but in a fine place for drinking now & over the next 5 years; a good bottle representative of place.
pan-seared pork chop; shelling beans & corn in feta-buttermilk vinaigrette
6/14/22 decanted 30 min, enjoyed for 2+ hours; young deep purple-black color of earlier examples has now become more red-blue; wild & crazy aromatics; plums & wild berries, garrigue full-on. black skin fruit is rustic, lacks complexity overall yet delivers at the table.
$20 on release, well spent.
black pepper & rosemary pork loin; arugula salad w/shaved fennel & niçoise olives -
CIAgrad86 wrote: 91 points
April 29, 2020 - Found this wine in the back.
Great garnet color
Cherry, vanilla, licorice( but read turpentine), cedar, good acid and tannins that this wine could have went a year more.
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By Richard Jennings
2/5/2015 (link) 92 points(La Bastide Blanche Bandol) Saturated, very dark red violet color; fresh, graphite, roasted black fruit, roasted beets, light pepper, anise nose; tasty, juicy, tart berry, roasted black fruit, roasted beets, mineral, graphite palate with medium acidity; needs 2-3 years; medium-plus finish (organic; 14.5% alcohol)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer La Bastide Blanche
- Varietal Mourvèdre Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Provence
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Bandol
- UPC Codes 000049865823, 088267940406, 3467231420064, 3760109893084, 3760109893121
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 171 (42%)
- Consumed 241 (58%)
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game, Lamb, oxWho Likes This Wine
92% Like It 25 votes
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- VarietyMourvèdre Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionProvence
- AppellationBandol
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- VarietalMourvèdre Blend
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- RegionProvence
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