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Tempier, Bandol Rose 2023
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Reviewed by: Yohan Castaing
As always, this estate crafted one of the most perfumed and complex rosé wines in France. The 2023 Bandol Rose exhales aromas of spring flowers, guava, lemon, spices and iodine mingled with delicate licorice hints. Medium-bodied, textural and layered, it’s perfectly balanced with a fleshy core of fruit and bright acids, concluding with a long, mineral and iodine-inflected finish. Kudos!
About the Producer
Domaine Tempier now has 30 hectares of vineyards, 25 in ownership and 5 in rents, spread on 3 villages and different terroirs. When his father began to bring back to life the Bandol wines in the early 40's, he did it in difficult times, the region was poor (including themselves), they had little equipment and no support (plus, France was under german rule). There was nothing then of the selfconsciousness and certainty that Bandol wines have acquired since. The reason was that with a near-extinct Mourvèdre, the wines could'nt have this deep-fruit, velvet-structure that could be tasted in very old millesimes. And convincing everyone in the Appellation to implement the long-vinification rules and proceed to the arduous replanting of the Mourvèdre and other varieties was an uphill battle with results to come only many years later...