Chateau Pradeaux Bandol, Provence, France 2019 Echolands with a medium to full

with a medium to full body and polished

This exposure ensures a vibrant style of Garnacha with notes of fresh herbs and a hallmark mineral streak and salinity in the finish

agile rendition of the grape in the sun-kissed countryside around Vittoria

along with a subtle hint of musky earth

finishing with a cooling

Chateau Pradeaux Bandol, Provence, France 2019 Echolands with a medium to fullThe Bandol from Pradeaux is a creature whose soul emerges from Mourvdre. One of the hallmarks of Pradeaux is that the grapes are never destemmed. The result is a wine of ferocious tannin in its youth, another reason for the prolonged aging in these large wooden barrels, a time for the wine to repose and find its identity as it emerges from the cocoon of tannins to reveal an exceptionally complex crowd of aromas and flavors.