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Domaine Tempier

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Located in the Bandol region, the Tempier estate comprises 38 hectares of vines spread over several parcels of sun-drenched hills facing the Mediterranean. Owned by the Tempier and then Peyraud families since the 18th century, the estate has retained all its authenticity over the centuries. Today, under the direction of Daniel Ravier, it has become the benchmark vineyard in Bandol. Find out more
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The Tempier estate, an estate steeped in history


The Tempier estate has existed since the reign of Louis XV and has belonged to the Tempier family since the bastide was built in 1834. Between the phylloxera crisis in the 19th century, which destroyed a large part of the French vineyard, the Great Southern Wine Crisis of the early 1910s, which led to the uprooting of part of the estate's vineyards, and the economic crisis of 1929, the estate has lived through some turbulent centuries.

However, the estate was revived and the Bandol vineyard was put back in order after the war by Lucie Tempier and her husband Lucien Peyraud. Lucien Peyraud fought all his life to give Bandol wine the prestige it deserved, notably by replanting grape varieties such as Mourvèdre, which is also well-suited to the estate's stony terroir.

In 1941, the "Vins de Bandol" AOC decree was published, and a few years later Lucien Peyraud was appointed President of the Bandol Wines AOC for 37 years. In the 1960s, Lucien Peyraud's two sons, Jean-Marie and François, joined forces to succeed him. Since 2000, Daniel Ravier has been the estate's managing director, but major strategic decisions are taken by the family board of directors.

Richness of the Bandol estate and terroir


The estate is located in the heart of the Bandol appellation and extends over several parcels. It is made up of a multitude of terroirs, each with its own particularities, although all are located on clay-limestone soils. For example, while La Migoua and La Tourtine alternate strength, elegance and power, Cabassaou is pure power.

The estate is renowned in the Bandol region, as the Tempier family, then Peyraud, worked hard to ensure that Mourvèdre would play an important role in the Bandol appellation. Blended wines are also part of the estate's culture. The red wines feature a majority of Mourvèdre, complemented by Grenache and Cinsault.

Responsible farming methods


The Peyraud family seeks to preserve and respect this exceptional winegrowing heritage, made up of very ancient vines (vines were cultivated by the Phocaean Greeks in the 5th century BC). This quest for authenticity includes the practice of integrated viticulture. Daniel Ravier adopted biodynamic viticulture in 2013.

So, no phytosanitary products are used to treat the vines, the grapes are harvested by hand and the soil is worked in the traditional way, without herbicides.
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