2014 BANDOL Rosé Domaine Tempier, Lea & Sandeman

BANDOL

2014 Rosé Domaine Tempier

Grapes Grenache, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Carignan
Colour Rosé
Origin France, Provence
Sub-district Bandol
ABV 13.5%

Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous rosé, and a serious wine too (even more so after a year or two in bottle, unlike most). Drink this with almost any food you like; grilled, barbequed, spicy, fish, meat, almost anything goes. It is brilliant! L&S (Apr 2015)


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Domaine Tempier's 2014 Bandol Rose continue to show why it's considered one of the best rosés in the world. Made with a hefty chunky of Mourvedre, it offers beautifully crisp and precise notes of orange blossom, crushed rock, mineral water and white flower that flow seamlessly to a medium-bodied, balanced, lively and fresh style on the palate. While this doesn't have the heft of sheer fruit of a top Tavel, it has more tension and focus, and I suspect it will put on weight with another 3-4 months in bottle. In short, it's a beautiful Bandol rosé that delivers everything you could want from a rosé. It has the juiciness and freshness to drink nicely on its own or at the start of a meal, as well as the complexity and depth to handle any number of richer foods. Drinking range: 2015 - 2017 Rating: 92 Jeb Dunnuck - www.robertparker.com (Jun 2016)

The classic Provence trio of Cinsault, Carignan and Grenache are given extra weight with Mourvèdre, resulting in a wine with great weight, structure and lovely fresh, crisp red fruit. Try this with garlic-roasted lamb. (Elizabeth Gabay's top wines to try). Drinking range: 2015 - 2017 Rating: 93 Decanter Magazine (Jul 2015)

Arguably one of the greatest rosé of the world and for a long, long time. Aromas of strawberry and wild chrysanthemum. Very complex nose. Full body, layered texture with some phenolic tension. Lots of subtle mineral and strawberry flavors. Drink now. Rating: 93 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Jun 2015)

Domaine Tempier

Domaine Tempier is an old family estate, owned by the Peyrauds since Lucien Peyraud married Lucie Tempier in 1936. The family was largely instrumental in getting the appellation of Bandol established in 1941. The reds are the quintessential expression of Mourvèdre, grown on terraced vineyards on steep hills around the 'plan du Castellet'.

Traditional vinification using indigenous yeasts, the wines are aged in a variety of different sized oak (25 to 75hl) for between 18 and 20 months. These are wines which are capable of long ageing, but even young they have a finesse of fruit and earthy flavour, coupled with fine-grained tannins, which lift them above the generality of Provençal reds.

Read the blog: Lulu Peyraud, Domaine Tempier – A life well lived

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