Domaine Dalmeran Bastide (Red)

Domaine Dalmeran Bastide (Red)

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  • 2022

    Domaine Dalmeran Bastide (Red) 2022 - ExceptionalTasted by Elizabeth Gabay MW & Ben Bernheim

    Semi-translucent ruby red. Soft, sweet, ripe red fruit and warm cedar fruit aromas burst from the glass. It just explodes with raspberries, red cherries, cherry blossom, and a hint of cacao. The palate offers rich, ripe, jammy fruit that is soft, supple, and elegant, balanced by zippy acidity and crunchy, firm tannins. There is an ethereal delicacy alongside slightly serious torrefied coffee and cacao notes, sitting in the corner smirking at the party of fruit going on in front of it. Modern, exciting, fruit-driven, but still pleasantly structured with slightly taciturn dark inky tannins bringing up the rear. Completely atypical of almost alll other wines in Les Baux which embrace a more full-bodied approach. An interesting and quite unusual blend of grapes; definitely not Syrah! WOW.

    Tasted March 2026

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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).

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