Domaine Tempier Bandol Rosé 2025
Domaine Tempier is the soul of Bandol — a historic estate whose roots stretch back to the reign of Louis XV, with the family bastide built in 1834 and its first gold medal earned just a year later. It was Lucien and Lucie Peyraud who, arriving at the domaine in 1940, transformed Tempier into a standard-bearer for the entire Bandol appellation, championing Mourvèdre and the region's unique terroir at a time when few others believed in its potential. Today, Domaine Tempier remains one of the most revered addresses in all of Provence — a benchmark for what Bandol rosé can and should be.
The Bandol Rosé is the estate's signature expression of freshness and complexity. Crafted from a blend of Mourvèdre, Grenache, and Cinsault, sourced from a diversity of terroirs across the appellation, the wine is vinified with meticulous care to preserve flavorful intensity and a strong typicity. Fine structure without tannin, vibrant acidity, and a mineral backbone are the hallmarks of this iconic rosé.
The 2025 vintage is emblematic of the year's character in Bandol: tense, precise, and mineral-driven. Pale salmon in the glass, the wine opens with aromas of ripe orchard fruits, guava, grapefruit peel, red berries, white flowers, and confit citrus, with notes of crushed oyster shell and river rocks. Medium- to full-bodied on the palate, dense and layered, with racy acidity that brings energy and definition. The finish is long, gently ethereal, and deeply mineral. A wine of quiet complexity that rewards patience in the glass.
Wine Advocate — 93 pts
"Another success at this address, the 2025 Bandol Rosé is superb, revealing aromas of ripe orchard fruits, guava, red berries, flowers and confit citrus. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and layered, it possesses notable depth at the core, framed by racy acidity that brings both energy and definition. The finish is long and gently ethereal." (Vintage 2025).
Vinous — 92 pts
"Emblematic of the vintage character in Bandol. Tense, inward and a touch compact, it takes its time in the glass, slowly revealing layers of grapefruit peel, white flowers, crushed oyster shell and river rocks. Attractively forward aromatically, with terroir complexity in the foreground.". (Vintage 2025).
Blend: Mourvèdre, Grenache, Cinsault
Appellation: Bandol AOC, Provence, France
Vintage: 2025
Format: 750ml
Scores: 93 pts Wine Advocate | 92 pts Vinous
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