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2015 Bandol Rouge
Domaine de Terrebrune

Reynald Delille’s Bandol rouge is a different animal than most, more finesse than raw power. The domaine’s vineyards obviously play a part—situated on limestone bedrock and cooled by Mediterranean breezes—as does a strict organic regimen. The wine really starts to shine after a few years in bottle, when the earthy, savory, mineral elements begin to peek through the youthful fruit. We’re seeing that with the 2015 vintage, a special library release direct from the domaine’s cellars.
—Dustin Soiseth
Wine Type: | red |
Vintage: | 2015 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | 85% Mourvèdre, 10% Grenache, 5% Cinsault |
Appellation: | Bandol |
Country: | France |
Region: | Provence |
Producer: | Domaine de Terrebrune |
Winemaker: | Reynald Delille |
Vineyard: | 20 years average |
Soil: | Limestone pebbles in brown clay, blue limestone bedrock, marl |
Aging: | Wine ages in oak foudres for 18 months |
Farming: | Organic (certified) |
Alcohol: | 14.1% |
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About The Producer
Domaine de Terrebrune
About The Region
Provence
Perhaps there is no region more closely aligned with the history to Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant than Provence. Provence is where Richard Olney, an American ex-pat and friend of Alice Waters, lived, and introduced Kermit to the great producers of Provence, most importantly Domaine Tempier of Bandol. Kermit also spends upwards of half his year at his home in a small town just outside of Bandol.
Vitis vinifera first arrived in France via Provence, landing in the modern day port city of Marseille in the 6th century BC. The influence of terroir on Provençal wines goes well beyond soil types. The herbs from the pervasive scrubland, often referred to as garrigue, as well as the mistral—a cold, drying wind from the northwest that helps keep the vines free of disease—play a significant role in the final quality of the grapes. Two more elements—the seemingly ever-present sun and cooling saline breezes from the Mediterranean—lend their hand in creating a long growing season that result in grapes that are ripe but with good acidity.
Rosé is arguably the most well known type of wine from Provence, but the red wines, particularly from Bandol, possess a great depth of character and ability to age. The white wines of Cassis and Bandol offer complexity and ideal pairings for the sea-influenced cuisine. Mourvèdre reigns king for red grapes, and similar to the Languedoc and Rhône, Grenache, Cinsault, Marsanne, Clairette, Rolle, Ugni Blanc among many other grape varieties are planted.
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Kermit once said...

Kermit once said...
A good doctor prescribed the wine of Nuits-Saint-Georges to the Sun King, Louis XIV, when he suffered an unknown maladie. When the king’s health was restored the tasty remedy enjoyed a vogue at court. Lord, send me a doctor like that!
Inspiring Thirst, page 117