Domaine Tempier Bandol "Lulu et Lucien" red 2023

PRESENTATION OF THE DOMAINE TEMPIER
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Domaine Tempier Bandol red 2023

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2026 (Sept. 2025):  Lulu and Lucien (in homage to the founders of the domaine), is a well-typed entry-level Bandol cuvée with depth. Bright fruit and a touch that reveals perfect balance in 2023.

Technical sheet written by the domaine :

In 2020, Mrs. Lucie Peyraud, better known as Lulu, passed away just after the harvest at the age of 103. She joined her husband Lucien in the Paradise of winemakers.

To express our gratitude towards these two historical figures of the domaine (and the region!), the family decided to rename our base cuvée often called "Classique" to "Lulu & Lucien".

We wish you a pleasant discovery of this new label and this wine that is both energetic and substantial, just as they both could be.

In memory of Lulu and Lucien!

A masterful blend of the different terroirs that make up the Domaine Tempier, this wine is composed of 70 to 75% mourvèdre depending on the vintage, combined with grenache and cinsault and a small touch (2%) of old carignan.

It is a fruity and balanced wine that is enjoyable to drink after 3 or 4 years but develops a beautiful bouquet of tertiary aromas (leather, animal, undergrowth) with a bit more age.

Its balance allows it to last up to 15 years or more. The classic cuvée includes a blend of different terroirs. In the lieu-dit "petit moulin de la Cadière", the vines extend over slopes arranged in terraces facing south, with the soil's particularity distinguished by the presence of rudist limestones (bivalves from the lower Santonian - 85 Ma).

Around the domaine, there are quite deep heavy clays in some places, relatively few in others, and although these clays are quite compact, there are also colluvial horizons (layers) that are more loamy-sandy, which might seem to play a minor role but are very interesting because they are very draining and not very rich, thus bringing a lot of finesse to the wines.

GRAPE VARIETIES: Mourvèdre (70 to 75%), Grenache (14 to 16%), Cinsault (8 to 9%), Carignan (2 to 3%).

TERRIOR: Clay-limestone - A set of various plots from the domaine.

CULTIVATION: Traditional mechanical and manual soil work (in terraces), without herbicides. Reasoned monitoring of health status without the use of chemical molecules. Green harvesting to select the load of the vines and achieve a yield of 30 to 38 hl/ha.

HARVEST: Manual harvest in 30 kg crates. Sorting in the vineyard and at the cellar.

VINIFICATION: Traditional vinification with total destemming and indigenous yeasts. Fermentation of 15 days to 3 weeks at regulated temperature in stainless steel or concrete tanks. Aging in oak foudres (25 to 75 hl) for 18 to 20 months with secondary fermentation known as malolactic. Bottling without fining or filtration.

TASTING: Intense ruby color. Nose of black fruits. Beautiful balance on the palate. Present yet soft tannins. Tertiary aromas will arrive at 5/6 years of age to reveal notes of leather, undergrowth, and small red fruits.