Chateau de Pibarnon Bandol Rouge 2017
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Jeb
Dunnuck
Product Details
Winemaker Notes
Aromas suggest licorice, cinnamon and Provençal garrigue. Complexly flavored and richly textured, with structured tannins; black fruits and baking spices.
Pair with beef short ribs with soy glaze or pork sausages with herbs.
Blend: 90% Mourvedre, 10% Grenache
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
A blend of 90% Mourvèdre and 10% Grenache brought up mostly in foudre, the 2017 Bandol Rouge just screams of Provence with its ripe cherry and blackberry fruits intermixed with lots of bouquet garni, herbes de Provence, pepper, and hints of iron and game. Rich, full-bodied, and concentrated, it has wonderful tannins, beautiful purity, and a great finish.
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The source of the refinement and elegance of Chateau de Pibarnon's wines lies in the estate's captivating vineyards, which overlook the Mediterranean Sea in the appellation of Bandol, in Provence.
A thick-skinned black grape, Mourvèdre has found its favourite soils in the sunny Bandol appellation. Some 3,000 hours of sunshine a year perfectly suit this slow-ripening grape. Rarely found in other cooler French vineyards, Mourvèdre brings harmony, elegance and an amazing ageing capacity to the red and rosé wines of sunny Bandol.
The Bandol region was essentially undiscovered when Catherine and Henri de Saint Victor purchased Pibarnon in the late 1970s. Recognizing the region’s potential, this visionary couple worked tirelessly for some 30 years, landscaping and crafting ever better wines.
By the 1990s, Pibarnon was making the region’s top red and rosé wines, a status today maintained under their son, Eric de Saint Victor, today the estate's winemaker.