Bastide de Blacailloux Aquino (White)

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Rolle (Vermentino)
Bastide de Blacailloux Aquino (White)

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  • 2024

    Bastide de Blacailloux Aquino (White) 2024 - Highly RecommendedTasted by Elizabeth Gabay MW & Ben Bernheim

    Pale lemon yellow. Generous toasty oak on the nose. Pretty red apples, satsumas, a hint of tropical fruit and subtle smoke from the oak. Incredibly gravelly and textural on the palate, with generous alcohol, sweet creamy new oak and very citrussy acidity. Long finish with plenty of acidity - all in all, an elegant and dainty wine that squeezes in some remarkably fresh and zippy fruit despite the seriousness of the oak and the ripeness of the fruit. Rather lovely, and is exactly what all serious white Provence should aspire to: this is the benchmark that all fresh-but-serious-and-ageworthy Rolle should hit.

    Tasted April 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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