We used to say the Mourvedre, mythic Bandol grape, provided full-bodied, deep and intense wines. Its nearly black shade confered an austere side whose power had to be guessed.

Black is precisely the right term, because in Bandol, the Pibarnon Lady, is not anymore.
In fact, Catherine de Saint-Victor, who was with her husband Henri de Saint-Victor at the head of this Domaine from Provence, passed away on November 18th … 2011 was her last vintage.