Chateau Pradeaux Bandol, Provence, France 2019 Echolands and white nectarine fruit and

and white nectarine fruit and medium body

with a medium to full body and polished

including declassified grapes from younger vines in grander appellations

with bitter citrus

Chateau Pradeaux Bandol, Provence, France 2019 Echolands and white nectarine fruit andThe 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.