Château Pradeaux Côtes de Provence Rosé 2025 Provence distinct from Sgarzon's finer sand

distinct from Sgarzon's finer sand

Alain Chavy's vines were planted in 1953

a saline finish

Locals call the rock ponca

Château Pradeaux Côtes de Provence Rosé 2025 Provence distinct from Sgarzon's finer sandThe Land Most Provence rose is pale, forgettable, and made in industrial quantities. This is the opposite: a serious rose from one of Bandol's most historic estates. Chateau Pradeaux sits on the Mediterranean coast near Saint Cyr sur Mer, where hot, dry summers, relentless sun, and the drying mistral wind concentrate the fruit, and poor limestone clay soils force the vines to struggle. The estate is defined by Mourvedre, the late ripening grape that