It is something i didn't want on my blog, listing wines and giving my opinion on them - as if my opinion was important! But, even though my opinion doesn't matter, well I have to say I enjoyed this wine thouroughly - so i share about it.It is a producer i've loved for a while, I discovered the Bandol appelation through Chateau de Pibarnon, and i come back to it with pleasure every time i get the opportunity. Being in New Zealand, it's not the kind of bottle you find in every wine shop, and old vintages are at a premium. So i found this wine in my cellar in France!
Here are the notes i took:
Nose: dry meat, dry figs, garrigue, dry leaves. Ripe fruit, but the main component of this wine is not its fruit.
Mouth: the aromas follow the nose. The oak is completely integrated, and there is still a nice acidity, that keeps it all alive. The tannins are integrated and still a touch dry (not green, but from the oak and structure), more precisely tight. The end of mouth is long and continues on a very ripe fruit - notes of port and maury, and notes of black truffle.
Conclusion: Very good example of Bandol with 10 years of age, voluptuous and with all the power you expect from Bandol. The structure is masculine but rounded by the time. Every element seems to have taken the time harmoniously. The tannic structure is well present, the fruit has not completely disappeared and remains with subtletly showing complexity between the garrigue / dry meat and the ripe fruit. Nice volume without too much roundness, nice presence in the mouth. Will age few years more...
Portrait of this wine: It's a rough man talking to you in the eyes with a gentle tone in his nostalgic voice.
http://www.pibarnon.com/
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