Domaine Tempier
Cuvée La Tourtine Bandol Mourvedre Blend
Bandol, Provence, France
Purplish in color with a reddish rim.
Nice nose and medium in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing raspberries, red cherries, currants, light wood, spices, coffee, dark chocolates, earth and tobacco.
Nice finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This Single Vineyard Mourvedre from Bandol is rich and fruit forward. Elegant and easy drinking.
Already delicious, although still very young, and needs a few more years in the bottle to mature properly. Will continue to age nicely in the next 20 years.
Nicely balanced and good by itself as a sipping wine. Will pair nicely with food too.
A blend of 85% Mourvèdre, with Grenache and Cinsault. Aged in French oak barrels for 18 months.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$100.
Purplish in color with a reddish rim.
Nice nose and medium in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing raspberries, red cherries, currants, light wood, spices, coffee, dark chocolates, earth and tobacco.
Nice finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This Single Vineyard Mourvedre from Bandol is rich and fruit forward. Elegant and easy drinking.
Already delicious, although still very young, and needs a few more years in the bottle to mature properly. Will continue to age nicely in the next 20 years.
Nicely balanced and good by itself as a sipping wine. Will pair nicely with food too.
A blend of 85% Mourvèdre, with Grenache and Cinsault. Aged in French oak barrels for 18 months.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$100.
Sour cherry and underbrush. Notes of iron, black pepper, dark plum. Cool blooded. Great balance
Sour cherry and underbrush. Notes of iron, black pepper, dark plum. Cool blooded. Great balance
Sep 6th, 2025
Aromas of leather, tree bark and black fruits. A rich and powerful ultra savoury wine with ripe black fruits, a dash of black pepper and fading raspberry- silky intensity. Works perfectly with BBQ Lamb Chops. Still going strong at 18 years from a good year in Bandol. The following night - consistent notes. Predominantly Mourvèdre in the blend together with Grenache and Cinsault I believe but not sure of the exact percentages. In 2004 it was 90% Mourvèdre and 10% Grenache.
Aromas of leather, tree bark and black fruits. A rich and powerful ultra savoury wine with ripe black fruits, a dash of black pepper and fading raspberry- silky intensity. Works perfectly with BBQ Lamb Chops. Still going strong at 18 years from a good year in Bandol. The following night - consistent notes. Predominantly Mourvèdre in the blend together with Grenache and Cinsault I believe but not sure of the exact percentages. In 2004 it was 90% Mourvèdre and 10% Grenache.
Jun 19th, 2025
2015 Vintage - currants, wild Blackfruits , spice , licorice, orange zest, earth , mineral, red rim color , medium acidity - in a good place
2015 Vintage - currants, wild Blackfruits , spice , licorice, orange zest, earth , mineral, red rim color , medium acidity - in a good place
Oct 2nd, 2022
Killer wine in a perfect place. Black berry, blue berry, olives, herbs de Provence and camp fire notes. Paired perfectly with a Merguez Lamb Stew with even better company.
Killer wine in a perfect place. Black berry, blue berry, olives, herbs de Provence and camp fire notes. Paired perfectly with a Merguez Lamb Stew with even better company.
Mar 16th, 2021
A tad past peak but still very good and rugged. Toasted juniper berries, currant and dried eucalyptus.
A tad past peak but still very good and rugged. Toasted juniper berries, currant and dried eucalyptus.
Dec 30th, 2020
Dried violets, crushed gravel, fig, plum, Provençal herbs. Delicious now with a proper decant.
Dried violets, crushed gravel, fig, plum, Provençal herbs. Delicious now with a proper decant.
Nov 7th, 2020
Caught this in a great spot. Intact and developed fruit, complex and harmonious aged Bandol notes. The brett is quite integrated and noticeable in the slight tight and metallic finish. Soaked black cherries, stewed black plums, leather, animal hide, dried herbs, woodsmoke, cinnamon, cloves, pepper,
Caught this in a great spot. Intact and developed fruit, complex and harmonious aged Bandol notes. The brett is quite integrated and noticeable in the slight tight and metallic finish. Soaked black cherries, stewed black plums, leather, animal hide, dried herbs, woodsmoke, cinnamon, cloves, pepper,
Oct 8th, 2020