2*Coup de Coeur
Hachette
"Unstoppable harmony!"
An eye-catching, even exuberant nose with notes of white peach, pineapple and white flowers. Sublimely generous, the palate reveals the same aromas as on the nose, and lengthens with precise acidity.
Features
Estate
Domaine La Suffrène
Vintage
2023
Designation
Bandol
Region
Provence
Grape varieties
50% Clairette, 50% Ugni blanc
Terroirs
Limestone soils, various plots located on different soils and exposures
Viticulture
Certified organic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
De-stemming, skin maceration of the Clairette grapes in the Ugni Blanc juice for 12 to 24 hours at around 10°C before pressing, separation of the different juice qualities, settling for 48 hours, racking and yeasting, 2-week alcoholic fermentation.
Breeding
In tanks
Alcohol content
13%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Pale gold colour
Nose
Expressive aromas of white-fleshed fruit with floral notes
Mouth
Generous fullness, aromas identical to those on the nose, straight wine with a fresh finish
Serve
AT 10°C
Drink before
2026
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy as an aperitif or with fish, grilled red mullet fillets or cheese...
Domaine La Suffrène
Bandol
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (2021 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
The friendly Cédric Gravier has been managing this family estate since 1996, with an open mind and an innate sense of hospitality. With him comes a big change, and the grapes previously brought to the cooperative will be vinified on the estate. This renaissance was made possible by his grandfather, who knew every vineyard inside out. Today, the estate covers almost 60 hectares, and in 2017 Cédric began his conversion to organic farming. Situated in the west of the appellation, on a predominantly clay-limestone soil, the estate's varied number of plots ensures the diversity of expression of Mourvèdre, Bandol's flagship grape variety, whose proportion of old vines here reaches 90%.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated wine (guide 2024) 2*Coup de Coeur (Vintage 2022) (Outstanding wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
La Suffrène - said to have once been the residence of one of Bailli de Suffren's companions - is the location of part of the vineyards of this key Bandol appellation estate. A 60-hectare family vineyard, divided into a hundred or so plots, whose grapes were taken to the cooperative until the arrival of Cédric Gravier, who took over from his grandparents in 1996. In organic conversion.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
For many years, the Gravier-Piche family contributed the fruits of their labor to the Cave Coopérative. When Cédric Gravier returned to the family land in 1996, he decided to make his own wines and bottle the expression of old Mourvèdre grapes, mainly from La Cadière d'Azur. Over the years, his entrepreneurial spirit led him to vinify the 58 hectares. Marked more by strawberry than citrus flavors, the rosés skimp neither on color nor concentration. The fatness and textural richness of these early terroirs can be found in the dense reds, with their seductive tannins, an illustration of the clayey softness of his terroir. A consensual classic that hasn't sold its Mediterranean soul.
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