2008 La Bastide Blanche Bandol

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 87.5 points

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  12/23/2018 - JohanPe wrote: 87 Points

  Pretty much in line with previous note. Full profile, big fruit with meat, herbs and liquorice. Definitely smoother and more balanced than last bottle, exceeded my expectations.

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  4/30/2018 - Coulant wrote:

  A bit dryad uninspiring on the nose. Tasted much better with nice mature tones of stable, hay and autumn. Will not improve further with ageing.

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  3/20/2015 - JohanPe wrote: 86 Points

  Dark heavy fruit, plums, worn leather, coffee and dark chocolate. Still very young, will need a lot of time to be really interesting. Solid.

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  3/15/2015 - stephru Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Beau vin rendu à maturité. Harmonieux, d'un bel équilibre avec de la présence, des arômes de fruits rouges et des tanins arrondis. Montre des notes d'évolution et du charme. Prêt à boire. Très bon.

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  11/27/2013 - Herschel Krustofski wrote: 85 Points

  Decanted 30 minutes and sampled over the following hour. Works well with a steak, but not sufficiently balanced to merit a higher score. Overpowered by oak. Doesn't seem to improve after breathing. OK on the second day but doesn't come together or improve in any way.
  Revisited another 2 days later - it actually hold on, and may have improved a bit - this sample was stored in a small glass bottle (187ml) sealed with a screw cap.
  Somewhat disappointed with this now but it should improve with another 3-4 years of bottle age. Patience.

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