Château Canadel’s Bandol is made exclusively from mourvèdre, cinsault, grenache, and syrah grown on their organically-farmed estate vineyards, located on a unique terroir in the hamlet of Le Plan du Castellet, within the famed terraces of Bandol. The vineyards of Canadel are planted on a geological anomaly, the inversion of soil layers from the birth of the Alps, known as the Renversement du Beausset. This event resulted in the Triassic layer (200 million years old) flipping on top of the Cretaceous layer (65 million years old) due to the subduction of a tectonic plate, which has surfaced the oldest rock outcroppings in the whole of the appellation.
Canadel is focused on making soulful, broad-spectrum, cinematic red wines befitting of the Bandol appellation. Only organic viticulture, and some biodynamic principles, are used in their vineyard, with all work done by hand on the terraces. All movement in the winery is by gravity flow, and wines are bottled unfiltered.
Vinification
The grapes are hand-harvested and go through a severe selection process in the vineyard before being sorted again at the winery. The fermentation with indigenous yeasts lasts three weeks in concrete tanks, with gentle pumping over once a day. The wines are then aged 18 months in the traditional foudres of 3000L and 8000L and bottled unfiltered.
Region
Côtes de Provence
Appellation
Bandol
Village
Le Plan du Castellet
Grapes
80% Mourvèdre, 15% Cinsault, 4% Grenache, and 1% Syrah
Vine Age
Vines planted in 1978
Soil
Limestone and clay
Fermentation
Fermented with indigenous yeast in cement tanks
Aging
18 months in 3000L and 8000L foudres
Farming
Organic, Practicing Biodynamic
Vegan
Yes
ABV
14.5%
Pack Size
12x750mL