Domaine Tempier, Bandol Blanc, Provence, France, 2025

Overview of the Wine
Jean-Philippe and seven regular employees run the vines of the domain and use mechanical and manually processing in order to prepare the soils or to maintain terraces. The vine-pruning as the grape harvest are both manually done according to the cycles of the moon. Weeding is done by sheep and thus more life is brought to the soils.

As far as soil treatment is concerned, home-made herbal teas are sprayed in homeopathic doses to strengthen the vines, regenerate the soils and control the development of parasites. Sulphur is used against powdery mildew and Bordeaux mix against late blight.
Worms, springtails, ladybirds, all kinds of insects …there is no doubt that the soils of the domain show a full range of biodiversity.

Winemaker
Daniel Ravier

Grape / Blend
60% Clairette, 30% Ugni blanc, and the rest Rolle, Bourboulenc, and Marsanne

Origin
Côtes de Provence, France

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
The wine offers bright aromas of white peach, lime blossom, and sea spray, resulting in a fresh, layered texture on the palate with a distinctively saline finish. This is a rare, balanced white that provides immediate pleasure today but possesses the structure to evolve in the cellar over the next few years. 

94 Points - Jeb Dunnuck (2024 Vintage)
Composed around Clairette, this 2024 Bandol Blanc is very spare and perfumed, with notes of candied lemon and white almond. The texture is aerial, spare, and finely saline. As always, it is admirable in its balance and can be enjoyed over the next 5-7 years. Drink now-2031.

Product size: 750ml