2019 La Bastide Blanche Bandol

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 87.4 points

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  12/3/2023 - Andrewbdc wrote: 88 Points

  There is a lot going on here. It’s a big wine - alcohol at 14.5%, high tannins that are still quite evident although quite ripe, and pronounced fruit and oak - plum, blackberry, dark cherry, chocolate, vanilla, smoke, earth. There is also a hint of brettanomyces - whether you like this or not probably depends on how much you see this as a fault or adding complexity (I’m in the latter camp). As usual for a wine dominated by mouverdre, the acidity is not high, but this has the structure to age and soften - it needs time.

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  10/17/2022 - nwebstar Likes this wine: 93 Points

  In your face, tannic, olive, tar and briar meets plentiful dark cherry and blackberry but structurally contained and focussed by the acid frame.
  
  I found very enjoyable for its style and sense of place as a Mourvèdre heavy red with Cinsault, Syrah, Carignan. Could well do with a few more years.
  
  Not for the faint hearted. Bold but structured

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  8/16/2022 - Bjorn1510 wrote: 83 Points

  This is a tannic and tarty bastard. Did wrongly not open it in right time. Next day much better. Suggest I decant a day before consumtion otherwise it gets stuck in my throat.

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  7/18/2022 - tomoem wrote:

  I wrongly posted a note on this wine which should have been posted in the "Rose". Thanks to CT Member M3lk3R for bringing this to my attention. Sorry all others who may have seen this for 24 hours.

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  1/8/2022 - Frejdan wrote: 89 Points

  An interesting tart feel. Some cherry.

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