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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.8 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 24 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by liber on 12/6/2023 & rated 95 points: 3rd magnum of 6, decanted an hour, perfect cork and level, starting to show well, stylish and forceful as ever, nuance developing, taste of the south hiding alcoholic heft well, much upside yet, 20+ years. VF (18.5). (245 views) | | | Tasted by theRealPepe on 7/15/2023 & rated 94 points: Double-decanted then immediately consumed. No notes taken, but it met my high expectations. (346 views) | | | Tasted by dlduchon on 7/1/2022 & rated 90 points: Tasted in the Cave of the winery. This bottle tasted more fresh than the one I drank from my cellar. Lovely structure and spice, with a beautiful lingering finish. Nice Bandol aromatics. (541 views) | | | Tasted by dlduchon on 10/17/2021 & rated 89 points: Not my favorite Tempier. Perhaps the extreme heat of the vintage contributed to a touch of courseness and astringeny. (967 views) | | | Tasted by s.vandeneynde@betahuijs.nl on 6/12/2021 & rated 92 points: Fantastic wine... After all those years still a perfect colour, perfect nose... (1005 views) | | | Tasted by Lype on 8/27/2020: Strong cassis and umami flavours, dried fruit, full bodied and hedonistic, attractive and drinking well. (1076 views) | | | Tasted by forceberry on 8/27/2020 & rated 93 points: The organically farmed grapes are sourced from a small amphitheater at the bottom of the Tourtine vineyard planted to mainly Mourvèdre. The cuvée is typically 90-95% Mourvèdre with the remainder rounded out with Syrah and a little bit of Cinsaut. Fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts, macerated for 3-4 weeks, aged for approx. 18 months in large oak foudres. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. 14,5% alcohol. Tasted in a Tempier 2003-1990 tasting in a horizontal flight of all three single-vineyard wines from 2003.
Deep, slightly translucent and somewhat evolved ruby red color with maroon highlights. Deep, concentrated and quite sweet-toned nose with attractively sunny aromas of wizened dark plums and dried figs, some sweet strawberry notes, a little bit of gamey meat, light blueberry tones and a subtle lifted hint of sweet VA. The wine is ripe, full-bodied and quite muscular on the palate with intense and rather dry flavors of gamey meat, juicy dark fruits, some wizened figs, a little bit of Sachertorte (a developed streak of chewy chocolate with a hint of apricot or orange), light leathery tones and a hint of dried savory herbs. The wine is still quite structured with its rather high acidity and ample, chewy and moderately resolved tannins that lend the wine a medium-grippy mouthfeel. The finish is warm, juicy and quite bold with ample, supple tannins and long aftertaste of wizened dark fruits, some leather, a little bit of ripe blackberry, light umami notes of gamey meat, a sweet hint of raisiny fruit and an evolved touch of dark chocolate or cocoa.
A rich, substantial and very harmonious Bandol red that packs a hefty punch, yet doesn't come across as particularly stern or tightly-knit. Shows lots of ripe and juicy Mourvèdre fruit and comes across as relatively youthful for its age, although it is obvious the wine isn't young anymore. In a flight of three 2003 Tempier wines, this wine easily overwhelmed 2003 La Migoua, which was already past its peak, but didn't manage to trump the 2003 La Tourtine, which came across as much more stern and muscular in style. Side-by-side, Cabassaou felt softer, fruitier and more accessible in style, whereas La Tourtine felt more concentrated, tannic and savory. The preference over which wine was better seemed to split the vote in half: 50% preferred the fruitier, more accessible style of Cabassaou and 50% preferred the more tightly-knit, rustic style of La Tourtine. Nevertheless, both of them were very fine and impressive wines. (1747 views) | | | Tasted by liber on 9/6/2018 & rated 95 points: 2nd of 6 mags, decanted an hour, perfect cork and level, showing even better than last mag, lovely generosity and nuance for such a big wine, real taste of the south. VF (18.5). (1599 views) | | | Tasted by rwpalmer on 2/25/2018 & rated 91 points: Tiny bit of VA. Still the soft, plummy nose that I noted 5 years ago, but with weight, grip and power on the palate. Will keep another 5 years. (1588 views) | | | Tasted by liber on 11/2/2017 & rated 94 points: 1st of 6 mags (and 12 bottles), decanted 30 minutes, perfect cork and level - suitably deepdark red, quite dense and unevolved; black fruit, spice, leather, violet, garrigue, complex and clean; full, long, concentrated, persistent, nice purity for such a big wine, scope yet to develop greater nuance, not too hot! F+ (18). (1738 views) | | | Tasted by MLR on 12/9/2015 & rated 90 points: Nice fruit and silky body in mouth. Still some life in this. Enjoyed after a few '96s from the northern rhone so the fruit really stood out. (2636 views) | | | Tasted by guitarguy on 3/20/2015 & rated 92 points: I was really pleased with this wine. No Brett or baked notes, youthful with blueberry and herb notes. Light on its feet and not at all showing the heat of the vintage. Pricey but an excellent wine nonetheless. (2907 views) | | | Tasted by Miceri on 3/2/2015 & rated 91 points: Quite dark red; spiced nose, light touch of caramel; nice structure, well balanced, lots of spices, a bit of pepper and caramel, slightly acidic aftertaste; quite nice (2591 views) | | | Tasted by Mr T on 11/18/2014: PNP late in the dinner and loved at first with the traditional earthiness and then it went spoofy on me...with bubble gum, blueberries and other flavors I associate with super high octane new world wines...left me disappointed. One large glass left for the next day and back to earth and a solid, more traditional red that I really liked....lesson learned, I think (2515 views) | | | Tasted by MLR on 12/30/2013 & rated 92 points: SG gets bubble gum. MLR gets blueberries. Pg has a bit of smokiness. TO gets marinated cherries. Lots of length left in this wine. smooth silk feel in the mouth. Tannins are refined and in the background nicely. (2910 views) | | | Tasted by DougLee on 8/9/2013 & rated 91 points: Popped and poured. Dark ruby. Nose of cassis, red plum, graphite, currant. Densely powerful layers of blueberry, black currant, sweet plum, and grippy notes on a fruit-forward platform anchored by firm, almost crunchy structure. Freshening acidity and softening tannins. Moderately long finish with ringing, minerally fruit. First Tempier: nice! (2297 views) | | | Tasted by rwpalmer on 12/24/2012 & rated 92 points: Still some reddish hues. Round, "soft" nose of plums. Medium to full-bodied. So round and soft- for a Bandol!. Almost sweet. Most attractive and drinking so well now but will keep 5 years. (2152 views) | | | Tasted by BobJohnson1 on 12/24/2012: Great showing. Still tight and young, but very enjoyable. Excellent. (2246 views) | | | Tasted by markjanes on 12/9/2011: i agree with the notes below... this wine is still very primary and needs a lot more time in the bottle though it is not tight and closed, just young... overall it is not as ripe as i thought it would be and has much better balance... ton of concentration in there... (2776 views) | | | Tasted by BobJohnson1 on 7/12/2011: Youthful medium purple. Nose just starting to develop. Still very tannic, needs more time. Loads of brambly dark fruits, hint of smoke and minerals. Excellent balance. Wonderful wine. Give more time, although I did enjoy this bottle very much with some BBQ lamb. (2304 views) | | | Tasted by br on 4/19/2010: no signs of aging. pretty modern and monolithic. needs time to absorb the wood...isn't especially interesting or complex at this point. has been open a couple days and hasn't really developed further. (2569 views) | | | Tasted by Miceri on 3/15/2010 & rated 89 points: Quite dark; fresh clean nose, red berries, however, revealing little; slight hint of tannin, some licorice, light body, pleasant, lengthy aftertaste; fresh, clean, somewhat one-dimensional but tasty; closed? Good. (2471 views) | | | Tasted by french16 on 8/27/2008 & rated 91 points: Definitely needs some time. It actually was awesome a week after being opened!
The nose was singing with ripe black cherry (Burlat) and cinnamon and with some plums and light meat notes.
Med to full body, balanced, it is ripe but far from being too much. Smooth and ripe tannins with a good structure.
It lacks complexity for the moment but I'm sure it will have everything in place in a few years.
I wouldn't touch another bottle before 2012. I love Bandol ! (2726 views) | | | Tasted by Papies on 2/17/2008: Old archive note no Rating given at the time.
Tasted at Le Petit Maison , London ( £90)
Too young , too strong , too everything to begin and albeit sort of relaxed along the way never really got to see the real potential. Definitely a promising wine though (371 views) |
| Domaine Tempier Producer website
U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)
Domaine Tempier is located at Le Plan du Castellet. Its vineyards stretch over three different communities- Le Castellet, Le Beausset and La Cadière. The plots of land are thus far apart and require extra work. But the soil of these different areas yield distinctive cuvées -Spéciale, Migoua, Tourtine and Cabassaou - as well as interesting and complex blends for white, rosé and red wines.
Domaine Tempier owns 30 hectares. It produces AOC Bandol exclusively - an average of 68% red, 29% rosé and 3% white wines, approximately 120,000 bottles per year
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Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comProvence Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de ProvenceBandol Bandol (Wikipedia) | Bandol (French language touristry site) |
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