I like French wine and food – Another Bandol from Provence
Provence. Eyes pop and your mouth water. Make no mistake, it is not considered Provence, a region of France good wine. But there are exceptions, Bandol AOC is often considered a good name, especially the red. Annual production is around five million bottles in 2700 was (1,100 ha). The largest Mourvèdre grapes that the Romans began to cultivate some 2,500 years ago. This particular wine comes from a village on a hill with a deep and only organic vineyard Gravellyfertilizer. You can read the manufacturer's marketing materials below. This is our second Bandol see. After two years I could not wait to have another attempt.
Bandol is an area between La Ciotat and Toulon. La Ciotat is a city of the Mediterranean Sea about halfway between Marseille and Toulon 30th one thousand One of the attractions is an artificial beach in the city and the city park, Parc du Mugel which is classified as one of the main gardens of France by the FrenchMinistry of Culture. Toulon is a port city of about 170,000, of which the ancient city has been recently restored. There are many beautiful fountains to admire and museums to visit. You can enjoy the sandy beaches of the area and take a cable car to Mont Faron.
Before the revision of Bandol wine, here are some suggestions for what to eat with indigenous wines when touring this beautiful region. Start the Cade Toulon (fried chickpea flour in the oven). For your second course savorA la Provencale Lapin (rabbit Provence Style). And for dessert enjoy Chicha Friezes (breath Provence.)
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Wine Review
Domaine de la Bastide Blanche 2006 Bandol AOC 14.5% alcohol about $ 22
Let's start with the reporting of marketing materials. 92 points Wine Spectator: "A deep red with intense aromas of red fruit and dark, including figs, dark plum and raspberries.Tannin and acid tremendous support from the end that black olives are combined with hints of chocolate confectionery. Best from 2011 through 2015 (12/09) In the early '70 'if Louis Michel Messing und Bronze acquired ownership Bastide Blanche, with the goal of producing more than their most famous wines of Bandol cousins in Chateau-du-Pape to oppose .. Their efforts were rewarded attention in 1993 when the conditions of time reporting year that has put so much Bandol and Domaine de la Bastide-Blanche on the map. Brothers Messing und Bronze different origins, depending on the vintage, but always spend at least 75% Mourvèdre. Yields are kept very low and never exceed more than 34 or 35 hl / ha. And now I see.
When I tried this wine without food I tasted tobacco. The wine was very round and dark with a large quantity. The first meal included beef London broil, Patti potatoes, green beans, all boiled together slowly. The taste of> Chocolate occurred. The Bandol was very strong, almost soft. The wine has a wonderful balance between acidity and tannins. My advice, drink with a heavy Bandol poached with mixed herbs.
The next meal is roast pepperoni, a spicy, rich North African sausages of lamb with potato-salad sauce and Patti. The meat I've tasted chocolate and plums. It 'was a very powerful and refreshing. The Bandol was still more than I paid a lotLouisiana cayenne pepper sauce to the meat. Potato Patti had a little or no impact on wine. The Matabucha has fruit salad.
My last meal centered on meat slow cooked ribs with a side dish of potatoes fried in chicken fat. When we go to the meat of this wine breedgerande dark cherry and tobacco. It 'been a long and powerful and fascinating effect. But the level of alcohol does not seem excessive. This wine has just rolled over the potatoes. With a salad composed of Turkishpepper, tomato, red pepper (very little) and garlic Bandol is off.
I had my last taste of some herring Mats. The wine remained long with oak and soft tannins. I have chocolate. Who could believe that the herring and chocolate go together? You did. When combined with a Swiss cheese that tasted of cherries, but you can lose. So I tried goat's milk cheese with roasted garlic. With every sip of Bandol collected some cherries, simplywas not so good with cheese, with meat was.
final score. I will definitely repurchase this wine. But I am tempted to test other red Bandol Bandol. I remember buying an expensive Bandol rosé and talking him out of a liquor store employee who recently tasted what he said was a pedestrian product.
