Chateau Pradeaux Le Lys Bandol Rouge, Bandol, France 2022 Grape_Sauvignon Blanc a mainstay of the Cava

a mainstay of the Cava blend

A little bit of biscuit and toast to start and then a blast of mineral filled acid to finish

as Jeff is now in his 80's

garnet color with delicate floral and cherry notes in the nose

This is beautifully crafted

Chateau Pradeaux Le Lys Bandol Rouge, Bandol, France 2022 Grape_Sauvignon Blanc a mainstay of the Cava85% Mourvedre, 10% Grenache, 5% Cinsault Practicing Organic View winemaker fact sheet The Portalis family reserves their oldest vines for their flagship Bandol Rouge, and employs their younger plantings of Mourvdre, complemented by splashes of Grenache and Cinsault, in the Le Lys. Etienne employs 50% whole bunch and 50% de stemming here not to craft an easy and forward wine, however, but to preserve equilibrium in a cuve whose younger and less