2012 Domaine Tempier Bandol

Community Tasting Notes (91) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  9/15/2023 - KeithAkers wrote: 93 Points

  This was from a 375 that I bought at a restaurant. After about a half hour of opening up, this shows off a savory and classic quality with melded tones of black cherries, licorice, herbs, some funky notes, violets, tobacco leaf, and some olive tapenade. The Medium/full bodied feel is silky and refined in a light-heavyweight sense along with crisp, medium+ acidity and silky, medium+ tannins. This has a real lengthy finish that leans heavy into the deliciously savory side! This is why I drink Tempier!!! It’s all of the slightly feral and savory goodness that you want from Mourvedre and it's in full flight right now.

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  8/11/2023 - PMJak11 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Such a great wine! PnP. Dark red color. Loads of flowers and earth on the nose. Dark cherries and blackberries on the palate. Lovely texture with medium depth and medium finish. Love it!

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  6/10/2023 - PMJak11 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Always great! Similar to previous notes/bottles. Floral nose with earth and dark cherries throughout. Medium depth and a long finish.

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  3/18/2023 - amateur62 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Mourvèdre (~ 75%) with Grenache and Cinsault and a smaller proportion of Carignan and Syrah, 14% vol.
  
  Decanted 2 hours before dinner. On the nose red fruit, earthy notes with a fresh floral touch. On the palate good freshness, still present tannin that was hardly recognized during the meal but got more pronounced when drinking the last glass on its own, medium to full bodied, long finish.
  
  Very classical Bandol that is in a very good shape now, but there is no hurry to drink the last bottles, it has enough structure to age in grace, drink now till 2032.

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  11/4/2022 - PMJak11 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  PnP. Dark red color. Classic Tempier Bandol! Cow shit, earth, smoke, and wood. Medium depth and full of character. Medium plus finish. Always a fav!

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