"Deep purple color. Attractive, spicy nose of black pepper, garrigue, leather and layers of ripe black fruit. Full palate with good volume, digestible and fresh black fruit with already rounded tannins, long and persistent finish, great purity and potential." (Andreas Larsson 2022)
Features
Estate
Domaine de La Font des Pères
Vintage
2019
Designation
Bandol
Region
Provence
Grape varieties
86% Mourvèdre, 11% Grenache, 3% Syrah
Terroirs
Rich, stony soil with highly draining terraces, north-facing, at 250-350m altitude.
Viticulture
In conversion to organic farming
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Partial destemming and crushing, followed by maceration and alcoholic fermentation in vats with one or two daily pump-overs, then gentle, low-pressure pressing followed by malolactic fermentation.
Breeding
18 months in oak barrels
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Morello cherry color, shades of purple
Nose
Deep with a beautiful complexity that combines sweetness and freshness with aromas of fruit, vanilla and coffee combined with a peppery note and aromas of maquis.
Mouth
Full, well-built, marked by a salinity that brings freshness, rich and persistent texture, with notes of sweet spices.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Open
30 minutes before
Drink before
2031+
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with venison in grand veneur or cranberry sauce, duck ballotine, rack of lamb à la Provençale, roast wild boar, octopus stew with red wine...
Domaine de La Font des Pères
Bandol
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (guide 2023) 93/100
Domaine rated (guide 2023) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Planted in 1980 and purchased in 2010 by Caroline and Philippe Chauvin, this 15-hectare estate, eight of which are in Bandol, is set on a hillside and is organized around terraces. Facing north, down a fairly steep slope, the vineyard is in the process of rising from its ashes. With the construction of a beautiful winery, perfectly integrated into the landscape, and the opening of a farm inn offering a wide range of products from their own production, the estate takes the notion of hospitality and terroir to heart.
Jancis Robinson
Rated 17/20
Recommended area
Andreas Larsson
Rated wine (guide 2022) 91/100
Rated area (2022 guide) Recommended
About the wine:
Deep purple color. Attractive, spicy nose of black pepper, garrigue, leather and layers of ripe black fruit. Full on the palate with good volume, digestibility and fresh black fruits with already rounded tannins, long and persistent finish, great purity and potential.
Le Figaro vins
Area rated Recommended
Customer reviews
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