Lot presentation

Bandol La Bastide Blanche Cuvée Estagnol Famille Bronzo 2016

The wine

The Estagnol cuvée is produced from the oldest Mourvèdre vines on the domaine, whose fruit is harvested at peak ripeness. It is a concentrated wine, offering extraordinary aromatic richness with dark fruits and smoky notes. In the mouth it is dense with a lingering finish that delivers fruit and spice. Vines are cultivated organically and the Mourvèdre and Grenache grapes are vinified in temperature-regulated vats with indigenous yeasts. The wine is matured for 21 months in vats and demi-muids.

About the Producer La Bastide Blanche

Domaine Bastide Blanche is one of the leading Bandol wine estates. When Michel Bronzo and his father Baptistin acquired the property in 1972, it stretched over 10 hectares at the foot of the Le Castellet commune in AOC Bandol. They began work constructing a winery and undergoing a complete replanting and restructuring of the domaine, gradually extending its reach over the years. Today it covers a considerable 48 hectares of hillside vineyard. The vines have been certified organic since 2012 and winegrowning is influenced by biodynamic viticulture methods. The winemaking process is as natural as possible, using only indigenous yeasts, gentle extractions and long maceration. Maturation occurs in large containers: either vats or demi-muids. The wines produced by this domaine are some of the most expressive of this appellation and extremely well-regarded by fans of Bandol.