2004 Dupere Barrera Bandol

Winery Page (I think – one of the bottles there had the same logo and the name is right)

This one I bought on Garagiste on a whim, because I roll like that sometimes. This seems atypical for French wine to me – it is much more full bodied (14.5% alcohol) and it has a little bit more of that mineral edge (probably because they have limestone in their soil).

It does not have a super deep colour, but that is deceiving because it tastes very full. It has the smoothness and subtlety of something worth much more, and an exotic taste (at least to me). Highly recommended if you can find it.