Domaine TEMPIER
Bandol rouge "La Tourtine"
- 2022
- Bandol rouge
An iconic and historic Bandol estate, in the hands of the Tempier family for nearly 2 centuries. It was Lucien Peyraud, husband of Lucie Tempier, who, from 1945 onwards and as President of Bandol wines, fought to impose Mourvèdre (minimum 50%) in the appellation. Despite their natural concentration and power, the estate's reds are distinguished, refined and harmonious, with an ageing potential worthy of the greatest Rhône wines.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
La Tourtine, 85% Mourvèdre aged 50 years, is the best synthesis of their parcel-based cuvées, more full-bodied and robust than La Migoua, finer than Cabassaou.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 96/100 “Less powerful, more elegant than usual, it bears witness to a vinification that took into account the warmth of the vintage to get the best out of a perfectly ripe Mourvèdre, extracted with finesse.”
- To keep or to drink :
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée :
- 2030-2045
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An iconic and historic Bandol estate, in the hands of the Tempier family for nearly 2 centuries. It was Lucien Peyraud, husband of Lucie Tempier, who, from 1945 onwards and as President of Bandol wines, fought to impose Mourvèdre (minimum 50%) in the appellation. Despite their natural concentration and power, the estate's reds are distinguished, refined and harmonious, with an ageing potential worthy of the greatest Rhône wines.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Cuvée Lulu et Lucien, named after the Tempier family's forebears, is the estate's classic cuvée, a blend of the estate's different terroirs (the famous 'restanques', clay-limestone terraces overlooking the Mediterranean), vines aged 30 years or more, 75% Mourvèdre.The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 94/100 Coup de ♥ “Lulu et Lucien (in homage to the estate's founders) is a lacy entry-level cuvée: delicate nose, harmonious palate, overall finesse.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2030-2045