Soft spices, slightly autumnal notes of the Mourvèdre, truffle and black fruits. Less concentrated than the 2009 and 2012 vintage, this cuvée is defined by its finesse and its tamed tannic structure.
Jean-Baptiste Dutheil de la Rochère
Jean-Baptiste Dutheil recently took up the torch at his family estate, an exceptional viticultural heritage site which his family has cared for over five generations. This 14-hectare estate, planted around the commune of Ste-Anne d'Evenos, was founded in the 16th century. The château was undoubtedly among the pioneers of environmentally respectful farming practices, as well as of natural vinification. It thus ranks among the region’s most favoured producers for lovers of Bandol that’s organic and without artifice, and it’s always highly placed in comparative tastings of the appellation’s wines. It was the parents of Françoise Dutheil de la Rochère, the mother of Jean-Baptiste, who were first inspired by the oenologist Jules Chauvet, but the work put in these last years have yielded wines of ever greater precision and capacity to age extremely well. Exported throughout the world, Ste Anne is undeniably the crème of Bandol.
A concentrated, deeply coloured wine... The palate is intense, with lots of freshness, silky tannins, superb texture, and an invigorating saline structure.
A nose with notes of red fruits and coffee... A supple wine, immediately accessible, while still boasting excellent ageing potential!
A nose with intense fruit notes... Palate: vinous, juicy and bright... It’s a wine that paints its own tableau… a glass of gulpable yet classy rosé, a steaming filet of red mullet, a Provençal terrace at sunset!
Very complex and evolving nose on black fruits, blackberry jam, leather, vanilla, hint of wood, violet... Elegant, silky palate, smooth tannins, with still a great aging potential.
A nose of flowers, with notes of hawthorn, fennel, pear, white pepper, and sage... Palate: a mineral, unctuous, racy juice, with finesse a gogo.
A nose with floral, garrigue and fennel notes. The palate is vinous, with beautiful substance... A very great rosé!
A complex nose of flowers, with notes of hawthorn, honey, chalk, citrus, pear, and sage... Palate: a mineral, unctuous, racy juice, with finesse a gogo and lots of purity.
A concentrated wine, with notes of black fruits, leather, and sage... On the palate: freshness and silky tannins... a wine of superb texture.
On notes of blueberry, garrigue, leather, tobacco, a hint of oak... Palate: obviously a southern profile, racy, the aging is perfectly integrated to reveal the elegance and finesse of this exceptional bottle.