Notes : Hachette 2* Stars, Robert Parker 91/100, RVF 91/100
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Eye
Clear, brilliant, slightly salmon-coloured colour
Nose
Fine, discreet aromas of citrus, grapefruit, aniseed, spices (fennel, aniseed) and English candy.
Mouth
Complex and balanced, notes of spices and citrus fruit, delicate bitters on the finish, aromatic and gourmet.
Serve
At 10-12°C
Drink before
2028 for its youth
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy as an aperitif, with fish soup, prawns, vegetable tian, pissaladière or fruit salad...
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (2021 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
The friendly Cédric Gravier has been managing this family estate since 1996, with an open mind and an innate sense of hospitality. With him comes a big change, and the grapes previously brought to the cooperative will be vinified on the estate. This renaissance was made possible by his grandfather, who knew every vineyard inside out. Today, the estate covers almost 60 hectares, and in 2017 Cédric began his conversion to organic farming. Situated in the west of the appellation, on a predominantly clay-limestone soil, the estate's varied number of plots ensures the diversity of expression of Mourvèdre, Bandol's flagship grape variety, whose proportion of old vines here reaches 90%.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine noted (guide 2025) 2* Stars (Vintage 2023) (Remarkable wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
La Suffrène - said to have once been the home of one of Bailli de Suffren's companions - is the location of part of the vineyards of this key Bandol appellation estate. A 60-hectare family vineyard, divided into a hundred or so plots, whose grapes were taken to the cooperative until the arrival of Cédric Gravier, who took over from his grandparents in 1996. In organic conversion.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated wine (guide 2024) 91/100 (Vintage 2023) (Great wine)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (guide 2025) 91/100 (Vintage 2023)
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
For many years, the Gravier-Piche family contributed the fruits of their labor to the Cave Coopérative. When Cédric Gravier returned to the family land in 1996, he decided to make his own wines and bottle the expression of old Mourvèdre grapes, mainly from La Cadière d'Azur. Over the years, his entrepreneurial spirit led him to vinify the 58 hectares. Marked more by strawberry than citrus flavors, the rosés show no skimping on color or concentration. The fatness and textural richness of these early terroirs can also be found in the dense reds, with their seductive tannins, an illustration of the clayey softness of his terroir. A consensual classic that hasn't sold its Mediterranean soul.