2021 Domaine Tempier Bandol Rouge "Lulu & Lucien", Provence, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Clusters are hand selected in the vineyard and in the cellar; de stemmed, crushed and put into concrete vats for 3 to 4 week to ferment thanks to indigenous yeasts. Aged in large oak casks for 18 months minimum before bottling. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER When Lucie Lulu Tempier married Lucien Peyraud in 1936, her father gave them Domaine Tempier, an active farm that had been in the family since 1834, near Le Plan du Castellet, just outside

In addition to vinous treasures

to minimize extraction and maintain as many whole bunches as possible

Florian Fauth does just the opposite

This decision is currently in the hands of the appellation authorities but it is almost better if the status quo doesn’t change–that way we are assured to get grand cru quality at a premier cru price

Lesley Stowe Raincoast Crisps are the original artisan crisp that are still made the same way today as when Lesley Stowe first created them in 1998 – crafted with care in small batches with the finest quality

manned by a team of 15 hardy souls

the estate produces some of the world’s most compelling white wines—and in a remarkable range that spans sparkling

Handcrafted using classical winemaking techniques and with the uncompromising and ongoing pursuit of quality

one Grenache and a single parcel of gnarly old dry farmed Tinta Barocca bush vine

and the 2017 vintage—which we will receive in February—combines lusciousness of fruit with a muscular underlying structure in riveting fashion

Touriga National was partially fermented whole cluster (roughly 25% of the wine)

5 acres) to Cabernet Sauvignon