Terrebrune Bandol 2020 Grape_Merlot and the long mineral finish

and the long mineral finish that Clavoillons reliably produces

The grapes undergo native yeast fermentation

The result is a lineup of precise

Ken picks on pH rather than sugar

This wine is sourced from vineyards carefully selected for their unique terroir

Terrebrune Bandol 2020 Grape_Merlot and the long mineral finishThe Land Terrebrune sits at Ollioules, on the eastern edge of the Bandol appellation in Provence, and its name says everything: terre brune, brown earth. Beneath the thin brown clay topsoil lies the estate's secret, a bed of blue, fissured Trias limestone laid down some 200 million years ago and washed down from the Gros Cerveau mountain above. That combination of iron rich clay and ancient blue limestone gives Terrebrune a pronounced minerality and a