Domaine Tempier
Bandol Mourvedre Blend
Bandol, Provence, France
This is the regular Bandol 2015 Vintage (750ml bottle) really nice black fruit , currants , mushroom,earth , tar , big soft tannins -love it !
This is the regular Bandol 2015 Vintage (750ml bottle) really nice black fruit , currants , mushroom,earth , tar , big soft tannins -love it !
Sep 28th, 2020
This is a glimpse into the marvelous potential of Mourvèdre. Dark fruited with some cherry, spices and a bit of a floral component that makes it really rather charming. I want to try this with more age on it but gosh, there’s already a lot to like.
This is a glimpse into the marvelous potential of Mourvèdre. Dark fruited with some cherry, spices and a bit of a floral component that makes it really rather charming. I want to try this with more age on it but gosh, there’s already a lot to like.
May 12th, 2019
Domaine Tempier may well be the most famous name in Bandol, so much so that it's difficult to discern if they're more beloved for their rosé or their rouge, both of which have earned diehard followings. Tempier is also one of the few Bandol wineries to craft a suite of single vineyard bottlings. Their entry level red, however, is what you'll more frequently encounter - and it always delivers. To sum up the wine in a word? Spice. Seductive and piquant, it tastes of anise, ginger, spice cake, cassis, and black plum. Streamlined and pure, the wine also merits praise for its chalky texture and tannic structure that provide this Bandol such tremendous longevity. 75% Mourvèdre, 14% Grenache, 9% Cinsaut, 2% Carignan.
Domaine Tempier may well be the most famous name in Bandol, so much so that it's difficult to discern if they're more beloved for their rosé or their rouge, both of which have earned diehard followings. Tempier is also one of the few Bandol wineries to craft a suite of single vineyard bottlings. Their entry level red, however, is what you'll more frequently encounter - and it always delivers. To sum up the wine in a word? Spice. Seductive and piquant, it tastes of anise, ginger, spice cake, cassis, and black plum. Streamlined and pure, the wine also merits praise for its chalky texture and tannic structure that provide this Bandol such tremendous longevity. 75% Mourvèdre, 14% Grenache, 9% Cinsaut, 2% Carignan.
Mar 30th, 2018
Blinded - called it a Cote Rotie 🤦♀️. Tart red and dark cherry, blueberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, leather, tar, crushed stone, roasted wild herbs, balsamic oil, black licorice, and black pepper. Fruit went tart and red on the palate - almost tomatoey. In hindsight it’s less floral without the black olive note signature of northern Rhone, tighter longer grained tannins, and fruit a tad riper more blue than Cote Rotie.
Blinded - called it a Cote Rotie 🤦♀️. Tart red and dark cherry, blueberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, leather, tar, crushed stone, roasted wild herbs, balsamic oil, black licorice, and black pepper. Fruit went tart and red on the palate - almost tomatoey. In hindsight it’s less floral without the black olive note signature of northern Rhone, tighter longer grained tannins, and fruit a tad riper more blue than Cote Rotie.
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Bothing like a little French Rose on a lazy Sunday!
Bothing like a little French Rose on a lazy Sunday!
Aug 14th, 2016
Hulk Sssssmash! Sitting outside on a non humid 80* day in KS in August(unicorn day) , having a bacon wrapped meatloaf Sammy this young Tempy just was singing its dry saline song that made the day sparkle!
Hulk Sssssmash! Sitting outside on a non humid 80* day in KS in August(unicorn day) , having a bacon wrapped meatloaf Sammy this young Tempy just was singing its dry saline song that made the day sparkle!
Aug 10th, 2016
Black fruit still marked. The alcooleous character begins to fade, letting out rich and varied notes of evolution. 2015 has the potential for several years (Decades?) in the cellar.
Fruit noir encore marqués. Le caractère alcooleux commence à s’estomper laissant poindre des notes d’évolution riches et variées. Beau moment de plaisir. 2015 a le potentiel pour plusieurs (Décennies?) de garde.
Black fruit still marked. The alcooleous character begins to fade, letting out rich and varied notes of evolution. 2015 has the potential for several years (Decades?) in the cellar.
Fruit noir encore marqués. Le caractère alcooleux commence à s’estomper laissant poindre des notes d’évolution riches et variées. Beau moment de plaisir. 2015 a le potentiel pour plusieurs (Décennies?) de garde.
Young & exuberant. Picks up complexity on both nose and palate on day 2. Shows the expected black pepper & dark plum notes, but some savory complexity enters as it breathes. Not much else to be said, one of the world’s greatest producers of truly great wines.
Young & exuberant. Picks up complexity on both nose and palate on day 2. Shows the expected black pepper & dark plum notes, but some savory complexity enters as it breathes. Not much else to be said, one of the world’s greatest producers of truly great wines.
Apr 6th, 2020
Brilliant on day 3. Herbs, structure, great nose (bit of earthyness) good !
Brilliant on day 3. Herbs, structure, great nose (bit of earthyness) good !
Jul 7th, 2019