Bandol

This is worth savoring: A 1993 Bandol bottle, leaking like a sad joke, became the centerpiece of an impromptu tasting that turned into a revelation. When the cork plummeted into the glass, it didn’t end the story—it began one. Two friends, a wife, and a bottle of wine that had been waiting for its moment, collided in a Tuesday afternoon that defied time. The wine’s first breath was a whisper of earth—a scent of loam so vivid, it felt like standing in a field after a rainstorm. It wasn’t the kind of dirt that smells damp and moldy; it was…