Notes: "Vin Réussi" in the 2012 Hachette Guide, RVF 15/20,
“The 2010 rosé is noted for its floral nose accented with minty notes and its rich palate featuring exotic and white fruits. ” ( The 2012 Hachette Wine Guide). “The rosé is very appealing, combining fruit expression with a refined vinous character.” (The 2012 Guide to the Best Wines of France – RVF)
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Serve
at 8-10°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink from
2011
Drink before
2013
Food and Wine Pairings
A déguster à l'apéritif, sur des poissons, des salades... <br/>
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Rated estate (2024 guide): 3*Stars (High-quality production that serves as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
Agnès Hocquard-Henry runs her estate with the philosophy of producing less but better. On her 14 hectares, she produces elegant wines that reflect the terroir, sometimes venturing off the beaten path to create original micro-cuvées. The reds, rosés, and whites are beautifully crafted, but the most surprising is the “en-sol” cuvée, produced in minuscule quantities with Elisabetta Foradori, the leading authority on amphora wines in Italy. Here, the Mourvèdre expresses a surprising suppleness and finesse—vibrant and stripped of all artifice. We loved it!
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated Estate (2024 Guide) 2*Stars (These exceptional estates, often boasting fabulous terroirs, are must-haves that, thanks to the consistency and excellence of their wines, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers)
About the estate:
The Hocquard family has been at the helm of this estate since 1968. In Le Castellet, La Tour du Bon benefits from a unique terroir of limestone and sandy soils with varied exposures, making it one of the earliest-ripening wines in Bandol. As early as the mid-1980s, the estate began to make a name for itself, notably with the creation in 1987 of the Saint-Ferréol cuvée—a sunny, refined red wine sourced from three plots planted around a hill that is twenty million years old. Then, starting in 1990, with the arrival of Agnès Henry-Hocquard at the helm of the estate, the wine reached new heights! Surrounded by winemakers from the Loire Valley (Thierry Puzelat and Antoine Pouponeau), she has successfully maintained a commitment to excellence, producing wines that retain great character and age harmoniously with a delicate profile, without ever becoming overly ripe, over-extracted, or over-aged. Since 2013, this curious winemaker has been setting aside Mourvèdre grapes for the En Sol cuvée, which is macerated for six months in amphorae. This ancestral yet perilous practice—where wines can become heavy and lack precision—is magnificently mastered in a refined red with a rare iodine-like quality.