Domaine de Terrebrune's 2018 Bandol is built on limestone that speaks with unusual clarity in this temperate vintage. 85% Mourvèdre with Grenache and Cinsault in support, organic-farmed and singularly focused. The wine has the structure and energy you want from serious southern Rhône fruit, with that mineral spine that limestone brings. A wine that rewards attention, not just the glass.
Winemaker Notes
This particularly temperate vintage created the optimal conditions to reveal all the energy and the great potential of this unique and singular limestone soil of Terrebrune.
About the Producer
Before acquiring vineyards, Georges Delille trained as a sommelier in Paris. In 1963, he bought what would become Domaine de Terrebrune, a property in Ollioules, just east of Bandol, framed by the Mediterranean and the mountain called Gros-Cerveau ( Big Brain ), dotted with olive groves and scenic views—an idyllic spot. During the years following the declaration of A.O.C. Bandol (1941), mass overhauling and reconstruction of vineyards were commonplace, and vignerons were eager to revive the noble Mourvèdre grape.