$58.99 6+ bottles (code: 6saves3)
 

Pibarnon’s flagship cuvée is a classic vin de garde which can take as many as ten years to begin to show all its glory.  Decant this now if you open it, which you should as it was freaking delicious!
 
Our Tasting Note
Unlike most Bandol rouge, you can drink this now, it might just be the cooler 2021 vintage, or it could be their approach these days, either way we loved it! The Pibarnon Bandol rouge 2021 was outstanding.  Despite 90% Mourvèdre in the blend, this wine was approachable and got even better with aeration.  It was a dark and brooding wine, full of dark red but fresh cherry, raspberry, and blackberries, violets, with hints of garrigue, roasted meat, and iron.  Med/med+ acidity, medium+ body, pronounced palate and a long, structured finish.  This wine is built to age and will only improve with time.

•    Certified organic
•    90% Mourvèdre, 10% Grenache
•    250-300+ meters altitude
•    The highest elevation in Bandol
•    35+ year old vines
•    Southeast-facing natural amphitheater
•    Clay, limestone, and white chalk soils
•    De-stemmed
•    Indigenous yeast
•    Aged for 20 months in large older barrels
•    Unfined and unfiltered