La Tour du Bon - Bandol blanc 2019
Provence
White
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Drink or Keep
14,5/20
RVF
"This blend of Clairette, Ugni blanc and Rolle is more intense and complete in 2019 than in previous vintages. Beautiful body on the palate, underlined by fine acidity. Wait until winter to uncork it". (RVF Revue été N°642) A fine vintage!
Features
Estate
Domaine de la Tour du Bon
Vintage
2019
Designation
Bandol
Region
Provence
Grape varieties
81% Clairette, 9% Ugni Blanc, 10% Rolle
Terroirs
Clayey-limestone, silty
Viticulture
Certified organic
Harvest
Manual at checkout
Winemaking
Fermentation for about 12 days at 20°C
Breeding
6 months in tank
Alcohol content
13%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Bright yellow with golden highlights
Nose
With notes of honey, acacia and ripe fruit.
Mouth
Dense, powerful, well-balanced acidity.
Serve
AT 11-12°C
Drink before
2023
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy as an aperitif or with fish, grilled red mullet fillets or cheese...
Domaine de la Tour du Bon
Bandol
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Agnès Hocquard-Henry runs her domaine with the spirit of producing little but well. On her 14 hectares, she produces elegant wines that are close to the terroir, sometimes leaving the beaten track to create original micro-cuvées. The reds, rosés and whites are beautifully crafted, but the most surprising is the cuvée en-sol, made in tiny quantities with Elisabetta Foradori, Italy's papilla of amphora wines. Here, Mourvèdre expresses a supple dimension and unexpected finesse, vibrant and stripped of all artifice. We loved it!
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2020 guide) 14.5/20 (Good wine)
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
This blend of Clairette, Ugni blanc and Rolle is more intense and complete in 2019 than in previous vintages. Full-bodied on the palate, underlined by fine acidity. Wait until winter to uncork it.
About the domain :
The Hocquard family has run this estate since 1968. Located in Castellet, La Tour du Bon benefits from a unique terroir of limestone and sandy soils with varied exposure, making it one of the earliest-growing vineyards in Bandol. By the mid-1980s, the estate had already made a name for itself, with the 1987 creation of the Cuvée Saint-Ferréol, a fine, sunny red made from three parcels planted around a twenty-million-year-old hill. Then, in 1990, with the arrival of Agnès Henry-Hocquard at the head of the estate, the wine took on a new dimension! Surrounded by winemakers from the Loire Valley (Thierry Puzelat and Antoine Pouponeau), she has managed to stay the course of excellence, with wines that retain great personality and age harmoniously in a delicate profile without ever over-ripening, over-extracting or over-ageing. Since 2013, the inquisitive winemaker has been isolating Mourvèdre grapes for the En Sol cuvée, macerated for six months in amphora. An ancestral but perilous practice (the wines can become heavy and lack precision) magnificently mastered in a fine red with a rare iodine sensation.
Customer reviews
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