3 organic spots in Provence, editor-picked by Cork & Curve. All dietary guides in Provence.
Mas de Gourgonnier ★ 4.4
Alpilles (Les Baux-de-Provence) · Le Destet, 13890 Mouries, France
The Cartier family certified Mas de Gourgonnier organic in the mid-1970s, decades before the modern wave, and continues to farm without chemicals at Mouries on the south slope of the Alpilles. The Reserve du Mas red and the Les Baux rose are the calling cards.
Tip: Importer Kermit Lynch carries the wines in the US; Mouries is also the olive-oil capital of Provence and the estate sells its own pressing.
Chateau Leoube ★ 4.4
Bormes-les-Mimosas (Cotes de Provence) · Route du Bregancon, 83230 Bormes-les-Mimosas, France
Chateau Leoube on the seaward coast at Bormes-les-Mimosas farms its Cotes de Provence vineyards organically and is a reference for organic Provençal rose. The estate also makes olive oil from the same land.
Tip: The garden tasting at Leoube has sea views; arrive late afternoon for the best light.
Domaine Saint Andre de Figuiere ★ 4.4
Cotes de Provence La Londe · Quartier Saint Honore, 83250 La Londe-les-Maures, France
The Combard family farms Saint Andre de Figuiere at La Londe-les-Maures organically since the early 1990s, with Ecocert certification. The estate works the eastern coastal Cotes de Provence La Londe sub-appellation across Grenache, Cinsault, Mourvedre and Rolle.
Tip: La Londe sits closest to the sea among the Cotes de Provence sub-AOCs; the salinity in the rose is the marker of the sub-appellation.