Domaine Tempier, Cabassaou, Bandol

Private tasting at the Domaine. 95% Mourvèdre and it shows! An amazing example of what the grape variety can do and a really pure expression of the terroir. A lot of tannin at this stage with raspberries, underripe strawberries, bramble, garrigue, leather, tobacco, vanilla, cocoa, mixed spices, provencial herbs, iodine and a long finish. I can almost imagine what this will taste in 10-20 years and let me tell you that it's gonna be amazing. The 2022 vintage is really …

black inky burgundy, little clarity, purple hue Nose: blackberry, plum, licorice, coffee bean, tar, tobacco, black olive, earth, dirt, garrigue, minerals, oak Pal: blackberry, plum, licorice, coffee bean, tar, sweet tobacco, black olive, earth, dirt, garrigue, minerals, garrigue, oak Feel: full, round, astringent Finish: long T9