Domaine Les Oeuvres Vives Bandol (Rosé)

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Domaine Les Oeuvres Vives Bandol (Rosé)

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  • 2024

    Domaine Les Oeuvres Vives Bandol (Rosé) 2024 - OutstandingTasted by Elizabeth Gabay MW & Ben Bernheim

    Pale coral pink. Smoky strawberry fruit and lots of dark, confected, intense fruit on the nose. Reductive, saline, austere, and tight initially, but after opening up, the reductive notes disappear to reveal raspberry fruit, hints of dark citrus, blood orange, and a black inky smokiness. A touch of tropical flowers and pineapple. Beautifully crisp and exceptionally concentrated. Textural, grippy, and gutsy with mouthwatering, long minerality, lavender, and chalky acidity. Wonderfully austere and saline; this is like licking a windswept rock by a calanque. A touch of smokiness, wild fennel, and bitter orange cocoa on the finish. Solar, powerful, evocative, and very serious. Long-lasting finish, chalky and firm. The wine is pure shape and structure.

    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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