Last Call! 93pt Tempier "Stunning" Rose had Sold OUT: 36 more btls coming

Monday, July 24th, 2023

Our initial allocation of Tempier Rose wine sold out instantly last week and left people dry, but 36 more bottles are coming Weds 7/26! That's it for the year; we won't be getting more—Last Call!

(Stock up for Thanksgiving!)

"This is considered one of the best rosés in the world."

—James Suckling

"...absolutely seamless / The pristine balance, fine-grained texture, density without weight, and class throughout leave no doubt that this remains among the world’s finest rosés."

—Anthony Lynch

There's no argument / no discussion / no debate... Bandol is the best region for producing rosé in the world. That’s a bold statement, but it’s not an outlandish one.

For proof, one only needs to look at the great Domaine Tempier: the world's most sought-after and coveted rosé every year, for over three decades and counting. This legendary jewel of a producer was responsible for two things:

Elevating the quality of the wines in Bandol to profound levels.
Bringing more fame and notoriety to Kermit Lynch, now the most renowned French wine importer.

Even better, this is the Domaine's best vintage to date, seamlessly assimilating their new vineyards - see importer Anthony Lynch's comments below.

2022 Domaine Tempier Bandol Rose

93 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:

"A classic Bandol, the 2022 Bandol Rose reveals stunning aromas of grapefruit, spring flowers, guava, lemon and iodine. The wine on the palate is medium to full-bodied, combining a fleshy core of fruit and racy acids with impressive substance on the finish. It needs a couple of years in bottle, but you can already see the potential." - Yohan Castaing (Jun 2023)

Anthony Lynch:

"The big news in the last few years at Tempier has been the addition of new vineyards tucked away in a cool, high-elevation, late-ripening corner of the Bandol appellation, acquired in response to—and in anticipation of—a warming climate. Vigneron Daniel Ravier has integrated the fruit into the Tempier bottlings little by little as his understanding of this new terroir deepens, and as the vines respond to their new stewardship and biodynamic treatment. Recent releases suggest an absolutely seamless assimilation of these new parcels: this is textbook Tempier rosé, featuring zippy citrus zest, nectarine and peach, and a cool-fruited finish accented by a biting herbaceousness. The pristine balance, fine-grained texture, density without weight, and class throughout leave no doubt that this remains among the world’s finest rosés."