Domaine Tempier, Bandol, Cuvee Speciale La Tourtine 1989 Large Format There are only 5 families

There are only 5 families that have access to the Griotte vineyard

Dry-farmed

turned out to be important in cool 1999

All these notes were beautifully integrated

Domaine Tempier, Bandol, Cuvee Speciale La Tourtine 1989 Large Format There are only 5 familiesBase Neck; very lightly dampstained label On this iconic Bandol estate, longtime importer Kermit Lynch writes: "Of all of the domaines we represent, no other serves more as our cornerstone, stands more in the defense of terroir, and is more intricately interwoven with our own history, than that of the iconic Peyraud family of Domaine Tempier. The pages that Kermit has written about them alone rival those of his dear friend, Richard Olney, who wrote