Michael Walker

9.6

I think my first Tavel. Strawberry color - equally full body - overly acidic. Guess I’ll try Tempier — 4 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.6

Insanely good. Needed about 40 minutes of air the exploded on the nose. French perfume for days. Palate was exceptional. Will be buying more. — 4 years ago

Gor

9.3

Awesome rose - lighter than tempier. Very fresh, zippy acidity — 5 years ago

J. Kim

9.0

Enough complexity, enough acidities, enough body, great harmony, 99,99% pure and absolutely no hint of superficiality. Cleaner than Pradeaux or Gaussen and earthier than Pibarnon and Tempier. Tastes exactly right. — 5 years ago

Raj Harb

9.4

Showed very nicely. Sappy bramble fruit, pine. Good acidity and structure keep things focused and fresh — 6 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.0

This is the approachable side of Bandol rouge. Softened tannins with a blast of garrigue herbs. Bitter, peppery finish, nose more subdued than we'd like. Overall, really quite nice--good QPR, but won't replace Pradeux or Tempier in the cellar. — 7 years ago

with Alsu

Austin Ferrari

Wine Director Hillside Supper Club

9.6

I would've blinded tempier! Absolute stunning bandol. Was almost the winner for me! — 8 years ago

Will Meinberg

Sales Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant

8.9

Really impressed that Delectable ID'd this wine. 100% Marsanne usually blended into Tempier Bandol Blanc. Grown in the front yard of the Lynch compound. Such a special and unique wine. Only bottled a couple times. Coming soon! #unicornwine #lynchsoils #StonioLynch — 9 years ago

with Anthony

Kathleen Inman

8.9

Classic Provençal rosé, nice acidity, slightly salty mineral character but not the mouthfeel or juiciness of the 2014 Tempier Bandol rosé. Slightly harsh finish. Over pressed? — 9 years ago

Pavle Milić

10

I know, I could be having some Domaine Tempier Bandol Rouge or some Monastrell from Spain...no. I'm lucky enough to enjoy this elegant, sexy, sultry Mourvèdre...Arizona never tasted so good. — 10 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Nice Provence Rose from Le Domaine de Triennes & the team of, Aubert de Villaine of Domaine de la Romanée Conti & Jacques Seysses of Dujac.

Classic, well crafted, great on a warm day & palate shifter from white to red. Excellent QPR @ $15...not giving up my Domaine Tempier habit but, will get worked into the mix.

I won’t open another bottle for one to two more years. Needs some bottle evolution to soften its sweetness and integrate in IMHO. — 4 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.2

All the extra heft and concentration you want from top pink Bandol. Spicy, mineral elements play nice with white peach, nectarine fruitiness. IMO, every bit the wine Tempier Rosé is, at a fraction of the price. — 5 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.1

Classic Bandol rose’ with a full mouthfeel. Mouthwatering. I agree with @Geoff Troup, poor man’s Tempier. Killer value. — 5 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.4

Something about the depth and spice reminds me of tempier — 5 years ago

Richard Portes

9.0

17. Excellent, but all at table agreed Tempier cuvée speciale 1998 was better. — 7 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.2

Reductive & decanted. Opened up aromatically showing cracked pepper & deep blackberry notes. Powerful, but shows a wild character. Dark fruits with something between spice, herbs & an almost umami note balancing that fruit. Tannic, but the decant tamed those a bit. Barral is like the garage band version of Tempier. Love their wines. — 7 years ago

Kyle Volkes

9.2

Grenache fruit dominant to begin, with the syrah waking later. Lots of life left. Vine selections from Chave, Rayas and Tempier. — 8 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.0

I've been spoiled by tempier recently as that woman is just as graceful but a bit of a stronger voice... nonetheless this is on point for the location.all there is in this classic Bandol — 9 years ago

Nick Frei

9.0

Great wine at a great spot. Bottle aged Mourvèdre is where it's at. Try the 2006 Terrebrune Bandol or any Tempier old vintage — 9 years ago

Chris Scanlan

Sales Amy Atwood Imports

9.3

THIS... is... Seriously. Good. Phucking. shtuff. Surprisingly good...? Maybe. Luckily good..? Perhaps. Unless you've met Dirty: Which most of the wine drinking USA has -but, rather, intentionally fucking good. AND -possibly luckily too -as long as luck has something to do with exceptionally talented farming combined with tremendous desire(s) to make vibrant and ridiculously love-able fermented grape juice of pure integrity and a casually particular design. This wine is that friend you only get to see once a year, that one you cannot wait to see again. The wine is too young to rate with any opinion other than Rawesome, and while I've only had one bottle, I've certainly not had enough to offer an opinion against Rawsome -therefore tasting notes be damned -yet, this can be said: here is a clean wine, lacking brett or VA or other 'flaws'; a bright, refreshing jubilant anthem of untainted wine, an ode to a grape that will likely become California's bastard child once popularity hits and Dirty & Rowdy prices climb to astronomical, near Tempier-like pricing and ficcichlty to come by. (I liked ficcichlty over difficulty since spellcheck kept it purposely so did I.). Oh wait, they're already ficcichlt to come by. Damn it. — 11 years ago

Steven Gullo

9.2

From the 2001 vintage purchased at the winery. Slightly sweet, nutty and raisined finish. Incredibly smooth Marc. Perfect for cheeses or hazelnut/caramel desserts. — 4 years ago

Brendan Baker

9.0

Another wedding wine leftover, this is ripe red fruits, garrigue and spice. To my palate this is bolder but less nuanced than the Tempier we drank the night before — 5 years ago

Michael Medina

9.3

Elegant, yet not shy about being robust. A beautiful bouquet of Bandol. — 5 years ago

with Rox

Adam Reinhard

9.7

Got a little age on it. It is a dirty one. Not Tempier was a note I received,
But out of that context, who really is? — 5 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.5

Even though our host brought the 1999 Tempier, my wine of the night was this Lafarge. I had been waiting to taste this for months, finally got it opened. Mercy me it was pretty. — 7 years ago

Adam Reinhard

9.3

It ain't a white zin and it ain't domaine tempier, so I give it a 9.3 because it has a beat and I can dance to it. — 8 years ago

Joshua Blissett

9.5

About as close to Domaine Tempier as you'll find in CA. Love, love, love it!! Beautiful pink fruit that avoids the jolly rancher, bright salinity, and complex. Gorgeous rose'! — 8 years ago

Diane Kessler

9.0

The best of the Roses this year. Yet to try Tempier and Pibaron, but I hope to get to them before winter. Crisp and tart and refreshing. More citrus than raspberry. Alcohol is listed at 12.5%. — 9 years ago

Victor Hwang

9.1

Delicious. On par with tempier but at a better price point. Ott is sweeter and has more melon to it but this is more akin to Tempier- more minerality but still an ethereal quality to it without being heavy. — 9 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

Serious rose. Up there with Tempier in my book — 9 years ago