Tour du Bon Bandol 2021 Region_Campania some time in bottle

some time in bottle

The tannin structure here wants food with some weight

and a delicate

while the region’s dramatic diurnal temperature shifts ensure vibrant acidity and concentrated flavors

This is not a pale

Tour du Bon Bandol 2021 Region_Campania some time in bottleThe Land Bandol is Provence's great red wine appellation, a natural amphitheater of terraced hills wrapped around the Mediterranean west of Toulon. This is Mourvdre country: a late, difficult grape that needs heat and sea to ripen fully, and finds both here. La Tour du Bon farms limestone and sandy plots at around 150 meters, on a mix of red earth, clay, sand, and gravel over hard limestone bedrock. With some 300 days of sun a year cooled by sea air,