Bandol Cabassaou Tempier 2018

Name: Bandol Cabassaou Tempier 2018
Brand: Domaine Tempier
SKU: TEMVFCAXX
Price: 118 EUR
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Product code TEMVFCAXX

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Bandol Cabassaou Tempier (ça cabasse = give a heavy punch) is one of the cuvées of reds from a terroir with small stone walls, at the bottom of the Tourtine, sheltered from the mistral wind.

The 50-year-old vines benefit from a very hot microclimate with thermal winds. Paradoxically the vines are at the bottom of the hill, but the soil is not deep and yields are very low.

They give a very dense and narrow wine, typically Mourvèdre, with exceptional ageing potential.

Traditional soil tillage, both manual and mechanical, without the use of herbicides. Reasoned vineyard treatments without the use of synthetic substances. Maximum yield of 25 hl/ha.

Manual harvesting in single 30 kg crates; bunch selection in the vineyard and in the cellar Traditional red vinification with crushing and destemming and alcoholic fermentation using indigenous yeasts; maceration variable from 15 days to 3 weeks at controlled temperature in stainless steel or cement tanks.

Aging in oak barrels with a capacity between 25 and 75 hl with a stay of 18 - 20 months, where malolactic fermentation takes place. Bottling without collage and without filtration.

Blend: Mourvedre (95%) Cinsault (1%) Syrah (4%).

Three Senses

Dark and deep colour; very discreet on the nose, due to its youth, it already offers notes of violet, leather and black berry fruits. In the mouth the round tannins blend with spicy, smoky and fruity notes. A great wine that will endure for decades.

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Product Details

Brand	Domaine Tempier
Vintage	2018
Dimension	Bottiglia 0,75 l
Alcohol	14.0%
Grapes	Mourvèdre - Grenache - Cinsault - Carignan
Varietal	Bandol
Type	Red Wine
Agricolture	biodynamic natural yeasts
Country	France
Region	Provenza
Allergens	Contains Sulphites
Pairings	BBQ and Grilled Meat Cheese Red Meat Seasonal Vegetables Seasoned Salumi Stews

Domaine Tempier

The Domaine Tempier covers about thirty hectares in the heart of the Bandol denomination, at Le Plan du Castellet in Provence, South-East of France.

"Make wine like the landscape. This was Lucien Peyraud's ambition when he created the domaine. This respect for the land is still our common thread today, with a single ambition: to let it express everything it has to give us. “

Daniel Ravier, director of Domaine Tempier

Approximately two thirds of the grapes are vinified in red, in white a small three percent while the rest is dedicated to rosé wine; the company produces an average of 120 thousand bottles per year.

The kingdom of Mourvèdre is completed by Cinsault, Grenache, some Syrah and some old strains of Carignan. Among the white grapes are Clairette, Bourboulenc and Ugni Blanc. The vineyards are spread over three municipalities: Le Castellet, Le Beausser, La Cadière d'Azur.

This fragmentation of the property leads to the composition of articulated blends of the base wines - the Classique cuvée and the Spéciale cuvée - and the separate vinification of three crus: La Migoua, La Tourtine and Cabassau. La Migoua occupies a steep slope at the Beausser, where the Mourvèdre (about 60%) and a good dose of Cinsault are around 270 metres above sea level.

At lieu-dit Tourtine, the Mourvèdre dominates a splendid windy position on top of the Castellet massif, enjoying a calcareous clayey soil with a homogeneous composition. The Cabassaou cru is located a few dozen metres below in a sheltered position and is almost exclusively dedicated to the hegemonic vine of the denomination.

All the wines of the domaine ferment in steel and are then aged in traditional oak barrels from 10 to 50 hectolitres.

The Domaine produces a line of award-winning reds, a Bandol Blanc made with a very limited quantity (1 hectare) and a Rosé among the best in the world.

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