2003 La Bastide Blanche Bandol Cuvée Estagnol

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 89.9 points

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  5/31/2017 - IlonaN wrote: 90 Points

  Mellow and rounded with dark red fruit notes and a pleasing touch of gaminess. A hint of anise too. Perfect wine for grilled lamb and fennel.

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  4/15/2015 - IlonaN wrote: 90 Points

  At a prime drinking plateau. Plenty of dense black and red fruit, some dense stony minerality and plenty of fine grained tannins. Acidity still fresh. I'd say this has a lot of life left in it.

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  7/9/2011 - galets wrote: 91 Points

  In it's prime right now. Expressive nose and vibrant palate. Tannins nicely integrated. Beautiful expression of Bandol in a hot vintage.

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  2/2/2011 - IlonaN wrote: 86 Points

  Still very primary and disjointed. The pieces are all there, but the acidity and tannins are dominating at this point and little fruit is coming through. Wait another year or two.

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  11/18/2006 - tcfishler wrote: 91 Points

  Peter Weygandt Event (Wine Exchange in Orange, CA): Dark red-garnet. A hint of caramel, almost like a tawny port. Plenty of ripe plum/blackberry fruit, good persistence, a strong structure, and a long finish. Bandol with bones.

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