DOMAINE TEMPIER - Cuvée Classique 2021
Domaine Tempier is located in Provence in the Bandol appellation. The estate was created in 1830 but fully revealed itself under the influence of Léonie Tempier in 1885 when she won a Gold medal for her red wine made from Mourvèdre. Domaine Tempier suffered the phylloxera crisis at the beginning of the 20th century, so new grape varieties were planted. In 1941, Bandol became an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée , one of the regulations of which was to produce wines with a minimum of 50% Mourvèdre , and aging for 18 months in barrels for red wines. Today, Domaine Tempier cultivates vines using sustainable agriculture in three communes and produces four wines.
The Cuvée Classique becomes the Cuvée Lulu et Lucien . In 2020, Madame Lucie Peyraud, more generally known as Lulu, died just at the end of the harvest at age 103. She joined her husband Lucien at the “Winegrowers’ Paradise”. This vintage is a testimony of gratitude to these two historical figures of the estate.
The Cuvée Classique is made from Mourvèdre (around 75%), Grenache, Cinsault and a smaller proportion Carignan and Syrah harvested manually. The age of the vines is on average 35 to 40 years. Vinification is traditional with total destemming, crushing and 3 to 4 weeks of fermentation with native yeasts. Aging is carried out in barrels for a minimum of 18 months before bottling. It offers an aging potential of 4 to 15 years depending on individual tastes.
Grape varieties: +/- 75% Mourvèdre, Grenache, Cinsault + Carignan, Syrah
