Domaine Tempier, Bandol, Cuvee Speciale La Tourtine 1989 KIT Merlot and Petit Verdot to

Merlot and Petit Verdot to soften and lend extra layers of rich fruit

adding lots of tart Sangiovese fruit and freshness along the way

Vincent Cantié and Christine Campadieu took over two small

A few vintages of Chateau Gombaude Guillot Cuvee Speciale were produced starting with the 1985 vintage

Domaine Tempier, Bandol, Cuvee Speciale La Tourtine 1989 KIT Merlot and Petit Verdot toBase Neck; very lightly dampstained label On this iconic Bandol estate, longtime importer Kermit Lynch writes: "Of all of the domaines we represent, no other serves more as our cornerstone, stands more in the defense of terroir, and is more intricately interwoven with our own history, than that of the iconic Peyraud family of Domaine Tempier. The pages that Kermit has written about them alone rival those of his dear friend, Richard Olney, who wrote