Retour Château Pradeaux - Bandol - Le Lys - Rouge - 2019
COUNTRY/REGION: Provence
DESIGNATION: AOP Bandol
COLOR: Red
VINTAGE: 2019
GRAPE VARIETY: 85% Mourvèdre, 15% Cinsault
ALCOHOL: 13.5 vol.
CONTENT: 75 cl
The tasting
Color Good intensity, brilliant red with garnet highlights.
Nose Beautiful Mediterranean profile with scents of thyme, laurel, dried herbs and maquis.
Palate Fresh and sapid, this full-bodied, dense wine is a fine example of the Mourvèdre grape variety. A sublime wine!
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve between 14 and 16°C.
Food As an aperitif, roast veal or beef rib with porcini mushrooms à la sariette.
Cellar ageing From now until 2030
The estate and the wine
The estate and the wine A venerable Bandol institution, now rated 3 stars in the RVF Guide - only 4 estates have reached this level - Château Pradeaux has been owned by the Portalis family since 1752. 

For three centuries, it has been producing powerful, well-structured red wines which, over time, take on the allure of great Bordeaux. The density, breed and depth of recent vintages provide incomparable emotion.

Far from any flattering drift, Pradeaux remains as it has always been: a very classic red, seeking to blossom over time, reinforcing its power and uniqueness through whole grapes vinification (extremely rare in Bandol) and very long ageing (up to 48 months) in old foudres aged from 40 to 80 years!
Wine The 2019 red Bandol Le Lys is a superb wine! The Mourvèdre imprint is admirably positioned, between fragrances of laurel, thyme and dried herbs in a fully assumed Mediterranean profile, without overdoing it. The wine delivers perfectly today, fresh, sapid, full-bodied and fleshy, while retaining a fine ageing capacity of 5-6 years. Well done! Rated 92/100 by the Committee.
Vinification hand harvested.
AWARDS
AWARDS Estate rated 3 stars in the Guide Des Meilleurs Vins de France 2023 RVF
Estate rated 3 stars in the Guide Bettane + Desseauve 2023
Wine rated 92/100 by our Committee!