“Vesprée” represents a tiny portion of Pradeaux’s Bandol Rosé production, selected at harvest for its quality, and vinified and aged in cement egg. Aged six months longer on its lees before bottling than the basic Bandol Rosé, “Vesprée” is always released one year later (hence the 2023 vintage in this offering), and it will age effortlessly for years to come. The 2023, comprising 80% Mourvèdre and 20% Cinsault, is a wine full of energy, clinging and complex, with deep color and a marked sense of herb-tinged earth on its densely concentrated frame.