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Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 90.4 points

  • This showed beautifully tonight: rich, dark, complex, fairly long finish. It (surprisingly) wasn't overly tannic. It's a hair hot (14.5%), but still presents as well-balanced. It went well with our meat paella. It showed as youthful and full of beautiful fruit. This is a very nice wine. 92-93.

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  • Dense opaque - youthful fresh blacknblueberry and cinnamon spice aromas and flavors - iron and pruney elements join in at close - furry powdery dry tannins in abundance - will wait a handful of years to check on this one again hoping the tannins relax a bit and the fresh fruit remains bouyed to some degree.

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  • Tasting freshly opened. Nose of tar, black currant, and ash tray. Massive tannic coating with a full body and dry cherry-like middle.

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  • Decanted 6hrs. I’ll be honest, the first glass was a tad rough, the wines quality was absolute, and without question. Being a 15, it had a really attractive core of dark blackberries with a floral halo floating around. But those tannins, deadly serious and completely dominating the proceedings. Yet the 2nd glass was much,much better, I think my taste buds had adapted to the tannic punch and all seemed in alignment resulting in a very joyful drink. I really liked this. If I could go back in a time machine I would have told 30 year old Dale to reduce CdP Purchases by 50% and start buying more Bandol reds. I would to taste a mature example someday.

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  • This is a fine wine. However, it is much too early to drink. Wait until the wine is ten years old and you will be richly rewarded. Tannins are a bit overwhelming and the aromas need time to develop tertiary notes. I was very pleasantly surprised to have this as a by the glass selection at the Wine Thief.

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  • By Richard Jennings
    8/29/2021, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 92 points

    (Château Pradeaux Bandol) Medium dark red violet color; appealing, red berry, dried berry, garrigue spice, sage nose; tightly coiled, red berry, dried berry, dried cherry, garrigue spice palate with balancing acidity; medium-plus finish (could use another 3 years of age;14.5% alcohol; natural cork) 92+ points

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