1*Étoile
Hachette
With its lovely, clear, brilliant, slightly golden color, this Bandol has a very fine nose, distilling notes of candied citrus fruit, fresh almond and a touch of brioche bread. The palate is full-bodied and fresh, with a hint of vanilla and a long-lasting aroma. The South in a bottle!
Features
Estate
Domaine La Suffrène
Cuvée
Tradition
Vintage
2014
Designation
Bandol
Region
Provence
Grape varieties
50% Ugni Blanc, 50% Clairette
Terroirs
clay-limestone
Viticulture
traditional, meticulous cultivation, yields of 40 hl/ha
Harvest
by hand, at optimum ripeness
Winemaking
the juices are settled and then fermented in stainless steel tanks for about 15 days at 18-20°C
Breeding
in stainless steel tanks before being filtered and bottled.
Alcohol content
13 %
Tasting & pairing
Eye
light golden colour, clear and brilliant
Nose
very fine, with notes of candied citrus fruit, fresh almond and a touch of brioche bread
Mouth
full-bodied, fresh, with a hint of vanilla and long-lasting aromas
Serve
at 10-12°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink from
2016
Drink before
2019
Food and wine pairing
enjoy with fish, fresh cheeses...
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
Wine rated (2016 guide) 1*Star (Very successful wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
a fresh, exotic, lemony white, both on the nose and on the palate.
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.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3.7/5
out of 11 reviews
Note and review by M. JEAN NOEL L. Published on 23/02/2019
Pale yellow color. Citrus and berry aromas. Grapefruit and pineapple on the palate. Pleasant but lacks finesse.
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Note and review by M. THIBAULT E. Published on 09/05/2018
drunk in 05/18. Goes well with a fish-based Provençal dish. Very, very slightly bitter on the finish, but I may have tasted it a little too late.
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Note and review by M. PHILIPPE B. Published on 02/10/2023
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Note and review by M. JACQUES H. Published on 02/09/2019
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Note and review by Mme MARIE FRANCOISE L. Published on 29/01/2019
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Note and review by M. PIERRE L. Published on 06/07/2018
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Note and review by M. ALAIN L. Published on 31/05/2017
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Note and review by M. JEAN LOUIS H. Published on 21/02/2017
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Note and review by M. PATRICK J. Published on 02/12/2016
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Note and review by M. EMMANUEL T. Published on 17/04/2016
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