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Like No Other:
2019 Tempier Bandol Rosé

It belongs to a very small class of rosés that really flourish in the cellar. It shares this unique status with wines like Château Simone, Cotat, and Valentini's Cerasuolo. Catching a Tempier with 5 or more years of age is delightful.

Stand Alone Rosé:
2019 Pradeaux Bandol Rosé

There are very few wines like Pradeaux being made in France today. Pradeaux is uncompromisingly old school.

Their Bandol Rosé is one of the most structured, complex, and ageable examples of the category. 

Like No Other: 2018 Tempier Bandol Rosé

Simply put, Tempier's Bandol Rosé is special. Few rosés combine deliciousness and seriousness the way that Tempier's does. It's a wine that's seemingly loved by everyone and plays many roles for many different people. 

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
2014 Tempier Bandol Rosé

Offering a three year old rosé in the middle of fall would typically seem like total insanity, but Tempier is special. Tempier belongs to a very small class of rosés that really flourish in the cellar. It shares this unique status with wines like Château Simone, Cotat and Valentini's Cerasuolo. A year ago we drank a glorious bottle of 2012 Tempier Rosé.

Untamed Bandol:
2012 Chateau Pradeaux Bandol

There are very few wines like Pradeaux being made in France today.

Tempier Windfall: 2013 & 2014 Tempier Bandol Rosé

Yesterday was the first day of fall, today we're offering rosé. In most cases this would seem like absolute lunacy, but Tempier is different.