","Photos","Share","Features","Estate","Cuvée","Vintage","Designation","Region","Grape varieties","Terroirs","Clay-limestone, on a hilltop near the village of Le Castellet","Viticulture","Biodynamic approach, in the process of certification","Harvest","Manual","Winemaking","Grapes are sorted in the vineyard and in the cellar, destemmed, crushed and put in the cellar for 3-4 weeks of fermentation using indigenous yeasts.","Breeding","18 to 20 months in oak tuns","Alcohol content","14%","Print card","Tasting & pairing","Eye","Intense ruby","Nose","Powerful and warm, with notes of black fruit.","Mouth","Beautiful density and minerality, racy wine, notes of blood orange, long ageing potential.","Serve","AT 16-18°C","1 hour before decanting","Drink from","2023","Drink before","2035+","Food and wine pairing","Enjoy with red meats, grilled meats...","Tempier Estate","More information on","Bandol","Expert opinion","Bettane & Desseauve","4-star rated estates (top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)","About the domain :","At Tempier, Mourvèdre is king. A grape variety renowned for producing its best wines with its head in the sun and feet in the water, it finds here an ideal terroir and the listening intelligence of a great winegrowing family. A historic estate in the Bandol appellation, already in existence under the reign of Louis XV, Tempier has been run since 1834 by the same family, Tempier then Peyraud, today assisted by Daniel Ravier, who manages the estate with the same high standards as in the early days. With 38 hectares of vines spread over three communes, the estate produces exclusively Bandol appellation wines, the vast majority of which are reds. The sunny terroir, sheltered from the Mistral by the Castellet promontory, creates ideal conditions for the blossoming of vintages that have become legendary.","RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France","Wine rated (guide 2021) 94/100","Domaine rated (guide 2021) 3*Stars (They represent the excellence of the French vineyard. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wine is always a magical moment)","About the wine:","La Tourtine travels into a sunnier universe, with a colorful spicy relief. It needs at least two years in bottle to mature. Magnificent velvety power restrained by ageing cared for to the millimeter.","Today, Tempier is the benchmark cru in the Bandol vineyards. The Peyraud family has done everything in its power to rise to the top of the regional and, above all, the local hierarchy. Daniel Ravier, the estate's current manager, has initiated this reconquest. He was able to launch a major investment program in the winery, with modern winemaking equipment, followed by a complete renovation of the tuns. Then, of course, he paid particular attention to an exceptional winegrowing heritage made up of very old vines of mourvèdre, carignan, cinsault and grenache, which produce, among others, three famous cuvées. La Migoua (10 hectares in Le Beausset-Vieux, half Mourvèdre, supplemented by Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah), La Tourtine (5.5 hectares in the south-facing terraces of Le Castellet, with a large predominance of Mourvèdre, Grenache and Cinsault) and Cabassaou (1.5 hectares facing south, 95% Mourvèdre with a touch of Syrah and Cinsault). Recent vintages have reached a very high level. The estate has acquired the 22 hectares of vines of Domaine de La Laidière, in Sainte-Anne-d'Évenos, mainly used for rosé production, which has led Tempier to produce more rosés than reds.","Customer reviews","No notes available","Background","Buy Tempier wines at the best private sale price!","19808 customer reviews","Free on your 1st order*.","20€","Access to sales","An expert selection","The best wines and champagnes rated by the greatest guides (Hachette, Gault Millau, La Revue du Vin de France, Bettane & Desseauve, Parker, Concours, ...).","Direct from the estates","For impeccable preservation, all the bottles of wine for sale on our site are still in the cellar of the winery or its merchant at the time of your purchase.","Wines at the best price","You always get the best price on the wines you buy on 1jour1vin , and if you find your wine cheaper on another site, we'll refund the difference.","Best prices","Secure payment","Careful delivery","Customer service","Contact","Delivery","Help/FAQ","GTC","Privacy policy","Wine news","1jour1vin Reviews","Download application","Navigation problems","Manage my cookies","Alcohol abuse is dangerous for your health, and should be consumed in moderation.","1jour1vin - 2024","Tempier","Domaine Tempier - La Tourtine 2018"]}
"La Tourtine travels into a sunnier universe, with a colorful spicy relief. It needs at least two years in bottle to refine. Magnificent velvety power restrained by careful ageing to the millimeter". (Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2021 - RVF)
Features
Estate
Domaine Tempier
Cuvée
La Tourtine
Vintage
2018
Designation
Bandol
Region
Provence
Grape varieties
85% Mourvèdre, Grenache et Cinsault, âge moyen des vignes : 45-50 ans
Terroirs
Clay-limestone, on a hilltop near the village of Le Castellet
Viticulture
Biodynamic approach, in the process of certification
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Grapes are sorted in the vineyard and in the cellar, destemmed, crushed and put in the cellar for 3-4 weeks of fermentation using indigenous yeasts.
Breeding
18 to 20 months in oak tuns
Alcohol content
14%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Intense ruby
Nose
Powerful and warm, with notes of black fruit.
Mouth
Beautiful density and minerality, racy wine, notes of blood orange, long ageing potential.
4-star rated estates (top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
At Tempier, Mourvèdre is king. A grape variety renowned for producing its best wines with its head in the sun and feet in the water, it finds here an ideal terroir and the listening intelligence of a great winegrowing family. A historic estate in the Bandol appellation, already in existence under the reign of Louis XV, Tempier has been run since 1834 by the same family, Tempier then Peyraud, today assisted by Daniel Ravier, who manages the estate with the same high standards as in the early days. With 38 hectares of vines spread over three communes, the estate produces exclusively Bandol appellation wines, the vast majority of which are reds. The sunny terroir, sheltered from the Mistral by the Castellet promontory, creates ideal conditions for the blossoming of vintages that have become legendary.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (guide 2021) 94/100
Domaine rated (guide 2021) 3*Stars (They represent the excellence of the French vineyard. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wine is always a magical moment)
About the wine:
La Tourtine travels into a sunnier universe, with a colorful spicy relief. It needs at least two years in bottle to mature. Magnificent velvety power restrained by ageing cared for to the millimeter.
About the domain :
Today, Tempier is the benchmark cru in the Bandol vineyards. The Peyraud family has done everything in its power to rise to the top of the regional and, above all, the local hierarchy. Daniel Ravier, the estate's current manager, has initiated this reconquest. He was able to launch a major investment program in the winery, with modern winemaking equipment, followed by a complete renovation of the tuns. Then, of course, he paid particular attention to an exceptional winegrowing heritage made up of very old vines of mourvèdre, carignan, cinsault and grenache, which produce, among others, three famous cuvées. La Migoua (10 hectares in Le Beausset-Vieux, half Mourvèdre, supplemented by Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah), La Tourtine (5.5 hectares in the south-facing terraces of Le Castellet, with a large predominance of Mourvèdre, Grenache and Cinsault) and Cabassaou (1.5 hectares facing south, 95% Mourvèdre with a touch of Syrah and Cinsault). Recent vintages have reached a very high level. The estate has acquired the 22 hectares of vines of Domaine de La Laidière, in Sainte-Anne-d'Évenos, mainly used for rosé production, which has led Tempier to produce more rosés than reds.