Notes from Rosenthal: 

"No estate expresses the salt-kissed limestone-driven terroir of the idyllic Provençal seaside village of Cassis like Domaine du Bagnol, and the current generation, Sébastien Genovesi, crafts a rosé of scintillating energy, chiseled calcareous musculature, and gleaming red fruits. Comprising 50% Grenache, 30% Cinsault, and 20% Mourvèdre, Bagnol’s Cassis Rosé is pressed directly and rapidly (in under two hours) to extract as little color as possible, and the bottled wine (certified organic) contains only 20 milligrams per liter of total sulfur—a factor which contributes to its gorgeous purity of texture and intense evocation of limestone soil.

Situated steps from the Mediterranean, the Domaine du Bagnol controls 17 hectares of vines beneath the imposing limestone outcropping of Cap Canaille. Thus situated the domaine is the beneficiary of cooling winds from the north, northwest and northeast, along with the gentle sea breezes that come ashore, ensuring wines of freshness and balance. Today the estate is run by Jean-Louis Genovesi, a Cassis native and his son Sébastien who revived this estate in the early 1990’s and through meticulous farming methods, have made the estate more compelling than ever."