Domaine Le Galantin, Bandol Longue Garde, 2014 DI_AFKATT_2022 From California's oldest Syrah vines

From California's oldest Syrah vines

and long-term aging potential

Known for its steep

then pot-distilled and brought slowly down to strength with demineralized water rather than a hard cut

Princess Coralia Pignatelli della Leonessa has run Castell'in Villa for decades from the southeastern reaches of the appellation — Castelnuovo Berardenga — where the Sangiovese grows longer legs than almost anywhere else in Chianti

Domaine Le Galantin, Bandol Longue Garde, 2014 DI_AFKATT_2022 From California's oldest Syrah vinesOld terraced vineyards perched above the Mediterranean sounds like the setting of a novel; in Bandol it's simply where the work gets done. The Pascal family has farmed their corner of the appellation for six decades, and today Cline and Jrme run it organically, chasing quality over volume from vines rooted in stubbornly poor clay and limestone soil so lean the roots have no choice but to dig deep. Mourvdre has been at home here since Greek settlers