2023 Domaine Tempier Bandol La Migoua Provence, France Ionian Islands Chardonnay is raised on lees

Chardonnay is raised on lees in barrel without racking

many over 60 years old—some nearing a century—planted in red

Unique aromatics of black tea and bitter orange lead to an ultra-long

Vintage after vintage these are beyond a doubt gorgeous refined wines

2023 Domaine Tempier Bandol La Migoua Provence, France Ionian Islands Chardonnay is raised on lees50% Mourvdre, 20% Grenache, 26% Cinsault, 4% Syrah. La Migoua is made up of heterogeneous clay that varies in color between red, ochre, and blue. At 270 meters, it sits at the highest altitude of all the vineyards. The parcels complex sedimentation is largely due to the subduction of a tectonic plate which has surfaced the oldest rock outcroppings in the whole of the appellation. Surrounded by garrigue and pine forest, the grapes translate to earthy,