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Community Tasting Notes 71
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Cote d'Or wrote:
April 21, 2024 - Tasted over 3 hrs
-dark red purple minimal clearing
-subtle dark fruit licorice tar
-med acidity, med/med+ weight unctuous earthy faded plum licorice, med tannins
-fruit is almost gone but still structured and drinking well without overt tertiary elements -
MICHVANZ wrote: 95 points
November 12, 2023 - Worth ageing. Super bottle!
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Sean McGrath wrote: 92 points
November 5, 2023 - Delicious. Smooth, rich, in a lovely spot in its window. Evi loved it. Not a lot of fruit on the nose, more tobacco, etc., but very clean.
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Bakerbd Likes this wine: 92 points
September 24, 2023 - Blackberry, bramble, garrigue, resolved tannin, drinking well
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viadomitia Likes this wine: 91 points
May 26, 2023 - Last of 8 bottles. No bricking but my cellar is on the cooler side for red wines so ageing may not be as fast as other’s.
Yet, most of the fruit has mellowed out, to the point where this reminds me of a heftier nebiolo rather than the young wild horse that this wine used to be.
Garnet color, fairly thin tears, no bricking.
Nose: mint, stewed cherry, a bit of heat, herbs (basil, rosemary).
Palate: muted black fruit, raspberry, still some measure of drying tannins, garrigue, coriander.
Medium length, lasting leather and tobacco leaf
Not a star but very pleasant, for very different reasons than 8 years ago. I still wish that i had more. 91pts.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Richard Jennings
7/16/2011 (link) 91 points(Domaine Tempier Bandol) Very dark red violet color; reduction, earthy, baked berry, roasted berry, tart berry, herbs nose; tasty, berry, lavender, herbes de provence palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points (great with rosemary and herb encrusted lamb)
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By Richard Jennings
2/5/2011 (link) 92 points(Domaine Tempier Bandol) Dark purple red violet color; nice, dried herb, light chocolate, tart fig, spices, tart berry nose; tight, tasty, tart berry, mineral, charcoal palate, needs 5-plus years; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Domaine Tempier
- Varietal Mourvèdre Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Provence
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Bandol
- UPC Codes 761503534521, 761503534545
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 99 (8%)
- In Cellars 548 (46%)
- Consumed 535 (45%)
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