Ep 548: Bandol - The Ageworthy Reds and Rosés of Provence, France

Wine for Normal People

Alcohol, Lifestyle, Arts, Education, Food, Wine, Dining, Grapes

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🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Bandol is arguably the most important appellation in Provence at the southeastern tip of France. Although it makes white, this very small region is known for its ageworthy reds and rosés made mainly of Mourvèdre, Grenache, and Cinsault.

In this show I review the long history of Bandol from the Greeks to the real estate agents of today, and talk about the various terroirs in this appellation. I talk about the grapes, why Mourvedre makes such a big difference in allowing the reds and rosés to age, and some ideas of flavors, producers, and how long to age these wines.

From the Rosés of Southern France by Liz Gabay, MW and Ben Bernheim

Since these are rosés that can age and ones that have more robust flavors, I wanted to do this show in the winter. I think it’s good for us to think about different ways to look at pink wine, especially high-quality pink wine! And considering Bandol a multi-season wine is a great step in that direction!

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0:00.0	Welcome to Wine for Normal People, the podcast for people who like wine, but not the snobbery that goes with it.
0:15.8	I'm your host Elizabeth Schneider, author of the Wine for Normal People book and Certified Wine Dork.
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0:47.0	Listen in the middle of the show for more details.
0:50.7	Last week's show was a big success.
0:53.0	Thank you, everybody, for your feedback. It was the 12 classic
0:57.8	bottles that I think you should get for this year to either reset yourself if you have been
1:03.0	drinking wine for a while and take another look at the classics, remind yourself why they're so
1:07.0	great. Or if you're not an experienced wine drinker and you're fairly new to wine, some ideas of these classic wines and what you should look for when you are shopping for
1:16.4	these wines. I was really excited to hear that even people who have been listening to the podcast
1:20.9	for a really, really long time, enjoy that. I hope you did too. And this week, I have never
1:26.5	done a full show on Bondol. If you have heard of
1:30.2	Bondol, then you know that it is in Provence. You also probably associate it with Rose. Which you should.
1:38.7	Really interesting regions, but an incredibly historic as well. But before we get to that, I do, as I always do,
1:47.4	have to give gratitude to our patrons, our members of Patreon. Gosh, this week we had some
1:52.4	really great conversations. We talked about the wine and health debate, which people were
1:58.0	really active about. And we also discussed what wine you want to have for 2025.
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