DOMAINE TEMPIER CUVÉE CLASSIQUE BANDOL 2021

A special red from Bandol on the Mediterranean coast of Provence. The local Mourvèdre grape's richness and dimension is here captured by boutique legends Domaine du Tempier. But they also maintain a modern sense of cleanliness, freshness and balance. This fruity, well balanced wine can be enjoyed after 3 or 4 years, but develops extremely pleasant tertiary aromas (leather, animal and undergrowth) with further ageing. The wine’s balance gives it an ageing potential of 15 years or more.

Clive Coates
"One of the great wine estates in the world."

Winery notes (2021 Vintage)
"The Estate’s prominent cuvée blends the discrete strength of Bandol with the elegance and finesse which characterize Tempier. This complexity is a result of different terroirs of the estate and the variety of its clay-limestone soil located around the Estate but also in La Cadière, Sainte Anne d’Evenos, and Ollioules. There are sandy marls, limestone greseux from santonien, rudist limestone and recent barely deep horizons of colluvions. Plus, there are various sun or wind exposures."