- Region
- Bandol
- Producer
- Domaine Tempier
- Vintage
- 2017
- Grape varieties
- 80% Mourvèdre / Monastrell
- 10% Cinsault
- 10% Grenache / Garnacha
- Bottle size
- 75 cl
- Alcohol
- 15%
- 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.
Concentrated aromas of black fruit and spice such as cinnamon and juniper. Powerful body with juicy tannins and pronounced fruit notes providing good backbone. A wine of exceptional structure and great ageing potential.
La Tourtine is situated on the Castellet hillside, where the vines grow on the Bandol appellation's archetypal calcareous loam terroir that dates back 250 million years. The soft clay topsoil dries up to such an extent in summer that it shrinks and develops cracks that are as wide enough to fit a hand down. This is surprising maybe, but it illustrates how deep into the ground the vines in this lieu-dit have to send their roots in order to find sufficient moisture.