2006 Château Pradeaux Bandol
I read a note on a wine BB that this was open for business
and thought to myself, “That can’t be true.” I couldn’t get the thought out of
my mind, so I grabbed a bottle from the shop and took it for dinner at Vin
Rouge with my hachis parmentier. I’ll be damned if that wasn’t 100% correct.
This was more open than any young Pradeaux Bandol I’ve ever had. Hands down.
Full of leathery, dark red fruits with that typical tree bark woodsyness that I
associate with this wine. Really and truly sauvage and animale, without being
dirty or bretty. OK, so this is still Pradeaux Bandol, so it’s not without
structure, but it isn’t a mouthful of sand. It opens to show some of the
garrigue and lavender you’d expect and served a nice foil to the hearty simple
food. Really a dynamite bottle that should easily improve for 5-10 years and
last who knows how long. Well, the internet is good for something I guess.
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