This 2020 Tempier Bandol Rouge is the first cuvée to be called Lulu et Lucien, in honor of the founders of the Tempier estate. This is a young rouge that will age wonderfully, but it's already showing great complexity and ripe fruit.
All grapes are harvested by hand. After de-stemming, grapes are fermented with natural yeast and vinified for 2 to 3 weeks in stainless steel. After maceration is finished and must is pressed, the wine is moved to oak foudres for malolactic fermentation. Aged in oak foudres (25 to 50 hl) for 18 to 20 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
