2018 Domaine Ray-Jane Bandol Rouge

90% Mourvèdre, 5% Cinsault, 5% Grenache; certified organic farming. A third of the vines are 100 years old and planted on Restanques (terraces made of stones carved into the hills to prevent erosion and facilitate the natural distribution of water resources). The work in the vineyard is done without motorized tools (ploughing is done with horses and hoe). Everything is hand harvested.  Jane and Alain Constant own Domaine Ray-Jane, which has been in their families since 1288. The vineyards spread over 64 acres in the terroirs of Le Castellet and La Cadiere. Full bodied, rich and wild, yet elegant and fresh at the same time. Think plum, fresh leather, cherry liquor, tobacco, forest floor, violets and flint, with firm tannins but a long, drying finish.