2018 La Bastide Blanche Bandol

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 88.4 points

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  12/27/2023 - cincybt Likes this wine: 90 Points

  A nostalgic choice for me, but La Bastide has a unique taste profile that I enjoy day 1, and finds a higher gear day 2. Like many Bandols, pairs with way more than you think.

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  4/6/2023 - Robwild Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Dark ruby color. Medium bodied. Rich with dark fruit, leather and tobacco. A bit chewy with mild tannins. Nice French blend at an good QPR

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  3/14/2023 - rrscellar Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Unremarkable. Not much on the nose, bit of cherry, spice, alcohol on the palate.

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  2/6/2023 - sleepyhaus wrote:

  I liked it less this time than a did one year ago. Seemed to be very flat and lacking in energy. Needs some lift from acid. Heavy handed fruit and some tannin but overall lacks drive and verve. 2018 vintage effect strikes again.

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  8/30/2022 - viniferatu Likes this wine:

  Aromas of black cherry, black plum, dried blackberry and prunes, raw steak, white flowers, tree bark, garrigue... Full and layered on the palate, dense dark fruit is the focus, very ripe, quite tannic but relatively soft for all its structure. Long finish saturates the palate with ripe dark fruit. Primary and unformed, this needs 5+ to become really interesting, but I'm not sure it'll be a long distance candidate, probably best between 5 and 10.

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