2025 Domaine de la Bastide Blanche Bandol Rosé

In the early ’70s Michel and Louis Bronzo acquired the property of the Bastide Blanche, with the goal of producing top Bandol wines to rival their more famous cousins in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Their painstaking efforts were rewarded in 1993 when vintage conditions created the benchmark year that put both Bandol and Domaine de la Bastide-Blanche on the map. They always use a minimum of 75% Mourvèdre for the reds and rosé, and yields are kept very low, never exceeding more than 35 hl/ha. This delightful rosé includes some Grenache and Cinsault along with the Mourvèdre and is unbeatable as an accompaniment to Provençal fare like stuffed zucchini and seafood soups.