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.
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.