Bandol Wine Guide

France holds some of the most well known wine vineyards throughout their country. People travel from all over Europe to visit these well known locations. One of the most visited vineyards in France is the Bandol wine vineyards, which are located in the hills near La Ciotat across from Toulon, facing the Mediterranean Sea. Being one of the oldest vineyards in France, the vineyard supplies some of the most desired wines around. The vineyard is over 2,500 years old and was started by the Romans.

Bandol is known for its strong grape taste made of mourvedre grapes. This type of grape gives the wine body and spice. All of these parts of Bandol make up one of the best red wines in the area.

Here is a list of the top Bandol Wines:

Domaine de La Laidiere - This wine which is made up of dark fruits which goes well with red meat, game, and cheeses like Feta. You can purchase Domaine de La Laidiere for around $19.00.

Domaine de Souviou - This fine wine actually comes in Red, white and rose which all go with different types of food. The common taste throughout all of them is dark colored fruits, vanilla and cinnamon. The vineyards that produce Domaine de Souviou are located in the Bandol vineyards. You can purchase a bottle of this dinner wine for around $15.00.

Domaine de La Garenee - This dark red wine has strong aromas of tree bark and raspberries. The taste of this wine is ripe with blackberry and earthy flavors. Domaine de La Garenee needs to be decanted for several hours before serving it. This wine is definitely worth the price of $26.00 per bottle.

Domaine de La Suffrene - This wine has wonderful tastes of berry, stone fruits, strawberry, cherries and great spices. Once the bottle is open, the aromas fill the air with scents of peach and lavender Domaine de La Suffrene has been a top rated wine for a long time due to being able to pair this wine up with almost anything you eat. You can purchase this wine for around $15-18 per bottle.

Bandol AOC Rose - This great rose wine is made up of 60% red grapes of mourvedre and 40$ white grapes of Grenache. Bandol AOC Rose can be paired with most any foods and is a great light fruity wine. The alcohol is almost absent in this wine, and goes for around $11.00 per bottle.