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31/03/09
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The Tour du Bon estate, located in the extreme north-west of the Bandol appellation, faces the sea. This garrigue-scented landscape is washed with a very special, fantastic, dazzling light, so often captured by the world's great painters. Here the dry wind from the North flirts gently with the southern breeze. Aleppo pines spread luxuriantly, supplanting the dominant tree, the oak, which has had a rough time as a result of repeated assaults by the scourge of the region, forest fires. Fortunately in this natural arena, between the mountains and the sea, the arid site is tempered by the gentle marine climate. The altitude combines with the effect of the mistral to ensure that the land is cleansed, from a plant-care point of view. An exceptional 300 days of sunshine and around 400 mm of rainfall per year thus create a special meso-climate where the king of red wine grapes, Mourvèdre, can flourish and attain unusual levels of maturity. The soul of Bandol wine draws its strength from this magnificent setting!