Domaine de Triennes ★ 4.5
Burgundy expat project founded in 1990 by Jacques Seysses (Domaine Dujac), Aubert de Villaine (Domaine de la Romanee-Conti) and Michel Macaux. Organic since 2011. Wines bottled as IGP Mediterranee and IGP Var rather than Coteaux Varois AOC because Cabernet Sauvignon is used in some cuvees.
Tasting: Open Monday to Friday 9am to 12pm and 1pm to 6pm; Saturday 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm; closed Sundays
Signature wines: triennes-rose, triennes-saint-auguste, triennes-les-aureliens
Tip: Saint Auguste is the Bordeaux-inflected red flagship; Les Aureliens (Cinsault-Syrah) is the everyday Provence drinking wine.