Château Pradeaux - Bandol - Red - 2020

Wine:

The 2020 Red Château Pradeaux Bandol is a wine of remarkable purity, displaying immense structure, depth, and flawless minerality. This is a truly great wine, built for long aging, with the promise of unveiling its full aromatic complexity over time. Soon, it will reveal its elegant floral notes, Mediterranean essence, and fruit that is both juicy and concentrated. A magnificent expression of its terroir, this wine exudes vibrant intensity, refined character, and a radiant, lingering finish.

Vinification:

Hand harvested, lightly crushed, fermented in temperature-controlled cement vats, aged for 46 months in 40- to 80-year-old oak casks. Bottled in July 2024.

Color:

Intense, brilliant red.

Temperature:

Decant before serving at between 14 and 16°C.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2040

Château Pradeaux, a true monument of Bandol and a 3-star estate in the prestigious French wine guide RVF, has belonged to the Portalis family since 1752. They have steadfastly preserved its timeless style with unwavering dedication.

For over three centuries, the estate has crafted bold, structured red wines that, with age, evolve to rival the finest Bordeaux. The depth, elegance, and intensity of recent vintages offer an unparalleled emotional experience.

Far from chasing fleeting trends, Pradeaux remains true to itself—a classic, long-aging red wine that gains power and distinctiveness through whole-cluster fermentation, an exceedingly rare practice in Bandol. It is then aged for up to 48 months in large, old wooden vats, with absolutely no new oak, ensuring a pure and authentic expression of the terroir.