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Bandol 2008, Domaine du Gros Nore - Bandol
Bandol 2008, Domaine du Gros Nore - Bandol
Bottle Price: £21.00
Case Price: £239.4
- Country: France
- Region: Provence
- Grape Variety: Mourvèdre
- Alcohol: 15%
- Bottle Size: 75cl
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A blend of 80% Mouvedre, 12% Grenache, 5% Cinsault and 2% Carignan and aged for 18 months in oak barrels. A very ripe, lush, prune-scented nose with creme de cassis, kirsch and fig. Rich with a lot of glycerine, very powerful and rather ostentatious but with good acidity cutting through thick layers of sweet black fruits. Persistent, luscious finish. Great length and a great, vivacious Bandol. 91 Points Wine Advocate
Have with: Game dishes, roasted lamb and the favourite of Alain Pascal - homemade woodcock pâté.
Domaine du Gros Nore - Bandol, La Cadiére d'Azur, Provence
Domaine de Gros' Noré is situated on the outskirts of the picturesque Provencal hilltop village of La Cadière d’Azur, set back from the hustle of the coast. Alain Pascal, the owner of Gros' Noré first produced his own wine in 1997, prior to this the grapes were sold to Chateau de Pibarnon. The vineyards were handed down from his father, Honore, who worked the vineyards but never made his own wine. Alain named his domaine to pay homage to his father, who was called Gros’ Noré, for his imposing stature and calm, who also guided his first steps in the culture of wine, his love of the ground and his passion for wine. A developing domaine with a reputation that is growing year by year. New facilities for entertainment and weddings were finished in 2005.
This is a domaine that has captured our heart with the stunning quality of wine, warmth of welcome and beautiful location!
Provence (Provençal) wine comes from the French wine-producing region of Provence in southeast France. The Romans called the area nostra provincia ("our province"), giving the region its name. Just south of the Alps, it was the first Roman province outside Italy.
Today the region is known predominately for its rosé wine, though wine critics such as Tom Stevenson believe that region's best wines are the spicy, full-flavoured red wines of Bandol. The Bandol wine region, located near the coast east of Marseille and Cassis, is one of Provence's most internationally recognized wine regions.
Based around the fishing village of Bandol, west of Toulon it is ideally suited for the late ripening Mourvedre grape which is the major variety of the region. For both the red and rosé wines, Mourvedre must account for at least 50% of the blend, though most producers will use significantly more, with Grenache & Cinsault usually filling out the rest of the wine's composition. Red Bandol wine is characterized by its dark color with rich flavors of black fruit, vanilla, cinnamon and leather that can require at least 10 years of aging before they fully develop, though modern techniques now make the wines much more approachable in three years.
