- Region
- Bandol
- Producer
- Domaine Tempier
- Vintage
- 2023
- Grape varieties
- 66% Mourvèdre / Monastrell
- 25% Cinsault
- 15% Grenache / Garnacha
- Syrah / Shiraz
- Bottle size
- 75 cl
- Alcohol
- 14.5%
- Classification
- AC
- Special characteristic
- Contains sulphites
- Rare bottle
- Net item
Manual harvest. Destemming followed by traditional wild-yeast fermentation in stainless steel as well as concrete. Subsequent gentle pressing and transfer into 25- to 75-hectolitre oak vessels, with maturation (including malolactic fermentation) for a further 18 to 20 months. No fining or filtering.
The 2023 La Migoua, a single-vineyard blend, shows ripe red and black berries, sandalwood, herbes de Provence, olives, pepper, and leather on the nose. This is a full-bodied Bandol on the palate, with pronounced but soft tannins, perfectly integrated acidity and a long finish – all in all, a red wine that will develop beautifully over the next 10 to 15 years.
La Migoua is a vineyard located near the village of Le Beausset on the southern side of the Beausset-Vieux hill. Its soils consist of chalk and clay, with layers of shell limestone dating back 200 million years. The soil structure throughout ranges from pebbles to various shades of clay – red, ochre and almost blue in places. The contours of this terroir form a natural amphitheatre at an average altitude of 300 metres above sea level.