Domaine Le Galantin, Bandol Longue Garde, 2014 continue selling oos the 2022 Chardonnay Hohlen

the 2022 Chardonnay Hohlen

The high-altitude vineyards

with a splash of water

The texture is silky

with silty soils that yield Barolo of depth

Domaine Le Galantin, Bandol Longue Garde, 2014 continue selling oos the 2022 Chardonnay HohlenOld terraced vineyards perched above the Mediterranean sounds like the setting of a novel; in Bandol it's simply where the work gets done. The Pascal family has farmed their corner of the appellation for six decades, and today Cline and Jrme run it organically, chasing quality over volume from vines rooted in stubbornly poor clay and limestone soil so lean the roots have no choice but to dig deep. Mourvdre has been at home here since Greek settlers