Domaine Tempier Bandol Rouge Cuvee Cabassaou 2013

• • Producer tasting notes: “A very dense, tight wine, typically Mourvdre, with an exceptional aging potential.” – Domaine Tempier

The Cabassaou cuve (a cabasse = gives a hefty punch) is from a terroir with small stone walls, at the bottom of the Tourtine, protected from the Mistral wind. The vines benefit from a very warm micro-climate with thermal winds. Paradoxically the vines are located at the bottom of the hill but the soil is not deep and the yields are very small. They give a very dense, tight wine, typically Mourvdre , with exceptional aging potential.

COMPOSITION

Mourvdre (92 to 94%), with Syrah and a bit of Cinsault
Average age of the vines :60 years minimum