Domaine Tempier

The Tempier estate already existed under the reign of Louis XV. The bastide was built in 1834 and won its first gold medal in 1885. After the serious phylloxera crisis, Léonie Tempier had the vines replanted on rootstocks.

Lucie Tempier married Lucien Peyraud. The newlyweds moved to Domaine Tempier in 1940. This was the beginning of the great epic... In 1945, Lucien Peyraud became president of the recently formed Syndicat des Vins de Bandol, then a member of the National Institute of Appellations of Origin. in 1947. “Plant Mourvèdre”: he undertook a veritable crusade with winegrowers, to give Bandol wine its specificity and grandeur.

In the 1960s, Lucie and Lucien saw the reinforcement of their two sons Jean-Marie and François arrive at the estate. François becomes head of cultivation and Jean-Marie responsible for winemaking and marketing. Noting significant differences in the cellar, Jean-Marie and François decided to vinify separately the vines of the places called La Tourtine and La Migoua and later Cabassaou.

François and Jean-Marie are retiring. Today the management is ensured by Daniel Ravier, but the family continues to make all the strategic decisions.