La Bastide Blanche Estagnol (White)

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  • 2020

    La Bastide Blanche Estagnol (White) 2020 - Highly RecommendedTasted by Elizabeth Gabay MW & Ben Bernheim

    Darker lemon gold. Seriously concentrated on the nose with a hint of oak, a touch of honey, generous almond blossom, white peaches, and slightly tropical notes. The palate offers lovely richness with quite restrained fruit and seriously textural, slightly pithy acidity. Despite the intense ripeness, it is wonderfully linear, precise, and controlled, but with a gentle and elegant touch. It is currently going through quite a closed phase, and you can see that there is more structure and fruit there waiting to emerge. Wonderfully refined, beautifully silky all the way to the finish. Concentrated, classy, dreamy. Stands out among white Bandol for its seriousness.

    Tasted March 2026

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We’re mother and son duo Elizabeth Gabay MW and Ben Bernheim. Between us, we’ve been involved in the wines of southern France for over 30 years. Elizabeth started working with the wines of Provence back in 1986, and for the past 20 years has lived on the eastern edge of south-east France. We’ve worked on three books on rosé: Rosé Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution (2018), Elizabeth Gabay’s Buyers Guide to the Rosés of Southern France (2021 e-guide) and, most recently Rosés of Southern France (2022).

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