Chateau de Pibarnon Bandol Rouge 2020 valminor granny smith apples and spice

granny smith apples and spice on the nose

with certain amounts of slate and quartzite

the other half in wood—mainly 228-litre used Burgundian pièces from Jaeger-Defaix in Rully

lively mousse

Chateau de Pibarnon Bandol Rouge 2020 valminor granny smith apples and spiceThis is Pibarnon's top wine, a blend of 90% Mourvdre and 10% Grenache based on the oldest vines and a strict fruit selection from twelve small plots, including the highly prized Bel Air, Jourdan and Pointes Blanches parcels. Naturally fermented, with a large proportion of whole berries and raised exclusively in foudre from Burgundy and Austria, this has a finesse and seamlessness that is unique by Bandol standards, yet there is still serious stuffing.