Bandol Rouge "Cuvée Antoinette", Dom. du Gros Noré - 2013

Name: Bandol Rouge "Cuvée Antoinette", Dom. du Gros Noré
Brand: Dom. du Gros' Noré
SKU: 43499
Price: 99.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 43499 750 mL

Alain Pascal has 16 hectares of vineyards and works his land with the help of his brother, Guy. The Cuvée Antoinette comes from 45 year vines on a one hectare plot planted on clay-based soils and is the estate's top wine, made in great years only and made to age. This is Bandol at its best and made just about entirely from the Mourvèdre grape.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2013

Country

France

Region

Provence

Sub-Region

Bandol

Producer

Dom. du Gros' Noré

Grape Variety

Mourvèdre

Cinsault

Grenache

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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