La Bastide Blanche makes wines in Bandol and Vin de France (Provence).
Owned by Michel Bronzo and a family run business, working with winemaker/technical director Stephan Bourret. Bastide Blanche and the Bronzo family have forged a reputation for die-hard traditionalism, betrayed by their innovative ‘Contrechamps’ range that includes unoaked reds and an oaked rosé – although it does sometimes seem that their heart is firmly with the whites.
These are the wines made by La Bastide Blanche for which we have published tasting notes in these reports and these stories:
About us
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).
Please do not reproduce our tasting notes or scores without getting in touch with us first.