2018 Chateau Pradeaux Bandol Les Lys, Provence, France Cruchandeau the farm's oldest vines

the farm's oldest vines

Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru

There is a beautiful density to the citrus fruit on display here

The wine is lightly filtered prior to bottling to brighten aromatics and give us a polished finish

so the only geographical indicator on the bottle is "L

2018 Chateau Pradeaux Bandol Les Lys, Provence, France Cruchandeau the farm's oldest vinesThe Portalis family reserves their oldest vines for their flagship Bandol Rouge, and employs their younger plantings of Mourvdre, complemented by splashes of Grenache and Cinsault, in the Le Lyswhich we are excited to debut in the outstanding 2016 vintage. Comprising 85% Mourvdre, plus roughly 10% Grenache and 5% Cinsault, Le Lys is de stemmed around 50%, in contrast to the old vines cuve which is always fermented entirely whole cluster. Etienne