FROM THE
WINERY
Domaine du Bagnol
In The Glass:
While offering appealing notes of citrus, it is the crystelline and saline aspects that mark this wine's profound expression of Cassis's terroir and mediterranean essence. A wine that offers quintessential pairings with the traditional cuisine of Provence.
In The Vineyard:
• Parcel Names, Slopes, and Locations: 7 ha of north-north-west facing sloped parcels
• Soil Types and Compositions: Limestone-clay
• Vine Age, Training, and Density: Low-yielding, 55-year-old bush
vines
• Average Yields: 37-40 hl/ha
• Average Harvest Date and Type: Hand picking in the morning from the end of August to mid-September
In The Cellar:
• Fermentation: After sorting, crushing, and destemming, wine is fermented with selected yeasts at 5 degrees in stainless-steel vat.
• Pressing: Gentle pneumatic pressing at .5-.6 bar. Rosé is direct pressed and sees no maceration
• Time on Lees: 6 months on fine lees
• Malolactic Fermentation: Blocked by sulfur
• Élevage: 3-6 months in stainless-steel tank
• Press Wine: When quality allows, press wine is always blended with free-run wine prior to élevage.
• Fining and Filtration: Bentonite fining, plate filtration
• Sulfur: 15-20 mg/l free, 90-100 mg/l total
At a Glance:
• Appellation: AOC Cassis
• Encépagement: Grenache (40%), Mourvèdre (35%), Cinsault
(25%)
• Average Alcohol by Volume: 13-14%
• Average Residual Sugar: <1 g/l
• Average Total Acidity: c. 3.5 g/l
ABOUT DOMAINE DU BAGNOL
This magnificent seven-hectare estate, situated a short walk from the center of the Mediterranean village of Cassis, began in the early 1980s with Claire Lefevre, a vigneronne of great class and character. Cassis was first planted to the vine in the 12th century and the vineyards were developed on the north, east, and southeast slopes that surround the village which sits immediately on a little bay on the Mediterranean. Phylloxera wiped out the vineyards in 1870 but by 1892
the citizens of Cassis had re-established their vineyards but this time without the Muscatel variety.
Madame Lefevre passed away having reached her mid ‘80s. So, the Domaine du Bagnol staggered through a few vintages and eventually was sold. The new owner, Jean-Louis Genovesi, a native of Cassis who had departed for Paris and made his fame (and a few centimes as well) in the capital. Jean-Louis and his son, Sebastien, have revived the domaine and the wines, both blanc and rose, are more compelling than ever. The domaine sits just beneath the imposing limestone outcropping of Cap Canaille and is a mere 200 meters distance from the shores of the Mediterranean. Thus situated, the Domaine du Bagnol is the beneficiary of the cooling winds from the north, northwest and northeast (Tramontane, Mistral and gregal) as well as the gentle sea breezes that come ashore.
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