Domaine Marie Berenice Bandol Rouge 2020
(Bandol, France)
Regular price $50.00 Sale price $44.97 Save $5.03
About the Winery:
The Bandol wines from Damien Roux offer an expedition— a trip back in time— to Provence as captured in the black and white films of Marcel Pagnol. His farm is named Domaine Marie Bérénice, after his daughter, located on the outskirts of Le Castellet and on the other side of the walled Medieval town from our friends at the Domaine Tempier.
Damien Roux comes from a long line of grape growers in Bandol, but historically his family sold their fruit to other wineries. Damien also made wine for another winery in the area, which got sold to Domaine Ott, so Damien used this opportunity to begin making his own wines from his family’s old vines. A humble farm of 14 hectares on clay and limestone terraces, the farming here is certified organic, and the work is done by hand.
In the cellar, Damien vinifies with native, wild yeasts, uses a long maceration, and then ages his red Bandol in large foudres for eighteen months before bottling without any fining or filtration. It is everything you want in great, old-style Bandol, and with a juicy refinement that makes them easily gulpable now.
Technical Information:
Variety: 90% Mourvèdre, 10% GrenacheTerroir: Black Marl Soils
Vineyard Age & Yield: 60 year old vines & 30 hl/ha
Farming Practices: Organic Agriculture
Vinification & Aging: 2 months of maceration with pumpovers & 18 months aging in oak barrels
Acidity & Residual Sugar: 3.77 g/L & 0.87 g/L
Alcohol: 14.5 %
Production: 1800 bottles