A 1990 Burgundian-led estate in the Provence Verte, the collaboration of Aubert de Villaine (Romanee-Conti) and Jacques Seysses (Dujac). 46 hectares of IGP Mediterranee at 380 m altitude.
Tip: Triennes is a strong non-rose Provence pour to taste alongside the rest of the region. The reds and the white bottle well above their IGP price level.
Address: Route Departementale 560, 83860 Nans-les-Pins, France, Provence
An upper-slope Bandol estate at 300 m altitude on La Cadiere d'Azur. Saint Victor family-owned since 1977, making a Mourvedre-led red with a strong appellation reputation.
Tip: Pibarnon's terraces reach 300 metres altitude in Bandol; arrive in the morning when the cellars are coolest and the view over the Bay of La Ciotat is sharpest.
A six-generation family estate at the foot of Mont Sainte-Victoire, in the Cotes de Provence Sainte-Victoire sub-appellation. Parcel-selection roses age across two years, unusual in Provence.
Tip: The Sainte-Victoire sub-appellation sits at higher altitude than the coastal Cotes de Provence; Gassier's parcel-selection roses age across two years rather than the standard six months.
A certified-organic Combard-family estate at La Londe-les-Maures in the coastal eastern Cotes de Provence sub-appellation. Theatre programmes and visitor experiences alongside cellar tastings.
Tip: La Londe is the sub-AOC built closest to the sea; ask the estate to compare the La Londe Rose against the wider Cotes de Provence to feel the salinity that sea spray adds.
An Alpilles estate planted by Eloi Durrbach in 1973 on Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Bottled as IGP Alpilles because the Les Baux AOC excludes the blend; a long-standing reference for southern French red.
Tip: Trevallon is the textbook case of a great wine outside its AOC; the IGP Alpilles tag costs the estate nothing in critic-score terms and the cellar list is fanatically loyal.
A 250-hectare Les Baux estate with 58 hectares of biodynamic vines at the foot of a Templar ruin near Saint-Remy. Acquired by Dr Carolyn Sheetz in March 2024.
Tip: The cathedral cellar is carved into the limestone hillside; reserve the cellar tour and pair it with the estate's red Grand Vin from the Alpilles north slope.
A small Alpilles biodynamic estate run by Dominique Hauvette since 1988, working native-yeast ferments and long aging in foudre. Imported to the US by Kermit Lynch.
Tip: Hauvette's red Cornaline and the Roucas white from Rolle and Marsanne are the entry into the range; allocations move through specialist merchants rather than wide retail.
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