I don’t buy this wine any more because it’s too expensive for a rose, especially considering what I can get for under $20. That was my logic. Last vintage bought and tasted was probably at 2004. But my thanks to a fellow Albertan, Martin Steinley, for gifting me this wine when we met up in San Diego. I should reconsider buying this wine again. Such a pure long finish for a rose. Drinks like a complex red or white, which you don’t get out of a under $20 rose. Laser like focus but subtle and refined. Very light in color and body and not that aromatic, but packs a fistful of fruit and mineral flavor. Contemplative, for a rose. I think Martin should bring me a case the next time he comes home.
Same here. But I still have one '04 cellared as a science experiment.
Have you tried Bastide Blanche? Curious how they compare.
Having had the reds, whites, and the roses of both houses, based on pure quality the Tempier are clearly better. Now, if you can find them for less than twice the cost of Bastide Blanche, or Pibarnon, or Begude (or even Ott, though I’ve never found them to be price reliable) then you can have a comparison battle. But Tempier is always a the top 1% of quality,
I have recently enjoyed the 2010 and 2011 Pibarnon Roses. They are very good wines.
Byron
Thanks, Matt and Byron. I’ve had the Pibarnon and liked it. I had a Tempier a long time ago and my impression is that it really is the best of those mentioned here–just wanted to get some more opinions.
At least in my experience through multiple blind tastings, the only rose in the same league as Tempier is Pradeaux.
Terrebrune also makes an excellent Bandol Rose.