Calissanne sits at Lancon-Provence overlooking the Etang de Berre with 110 hectares of vineyard plus 80 hectares of olive groves and farmland under organic certification.
Signature wines: Chateau Calissanne Clos Victoire Rouge, Chateau Calissanne Prestige Rouge, Chateau Calissanne Cuvee Romain Rose
Tip: Clos Victoire is the prestige red flagship from old-vine Cabernet and Syrah.
Address: Route Departementale 10, 13680 Lancon-Provence, France
Pioneer of organic agriculture in the Coteaux d'Aix since the 1980s, owned by the Terrat family since 1996. 40 hectares of biodynamic vineyard at Lambesc, north-west of Aix between the Alpilles and the Luberon.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings; contact the estate to arrange
Signature wines: Domaine des Beates Terra d'Or Rouge, Domaine des Beates Esprit des Beates Rouge, Domaine des Beates Les Beatines Rose
Tip: Terra d'Or red is the estate's most cellar-worthy cuvee.
Owned by the Double barons descendants since 1855, the estate at Saint-Cannat (10 kilometres west of Aix-en-Provence) farms 43 of its 130 hectares to vine. Organic-certified since Phanette Double took over the vineyard work in 2013.
Tasting: Boutique open daily 10am to 7pm including public holidays; cellar tours by appointment
Signature wines: Chateau de Beaupre Collection Rouge, Chateau de Beaupre Tradition Rose, Chateau de Beaupre Blanc
Tip: The boutique is open every day with broad opening hours, unusually walkable-in for the Coteaux d'Aix.
Pioneer of organic agriculture in the Coteaux d'Aix since the 1980s, owned by the Terrat family since 1996. 40 hectares of biodynamic vineyard at Lambesc, north-west of Aix between the Alpilles and the Luberon.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings; contact the estate to arrange
Signature wines: Domaine des Beates Terra d'Or Rouge, Domaine des Beates Esprit des Beates Rouge, Domaine des Beates Les Beatines Rose
Tip: Terra d'Or red is the estate's most cellar-worthy cuvee.
Owned by the Double barons descendants since 1855, the estate at Saint-Cannat (10 kilometres west of Aix-en-Provence) farms 43 of its 130 hectares to vine. Organic-certified since Phanette Double took over the vineyard work in 2013.
Tasting: Boutique open daily 10am to 7pm including public holidays; cellar tours by appointment
Signature wines: Chateau de Beaupre Collection Rouge, Chateau de Beaupre Tradition Rose, Chateau de Beaupre Blanc
Tip: The boutique is open every day with broad opening hours, unusually walkable-in for the Coteaux d'Aix.
Lanversin family estate at Saint-Maximin in the cooler inland Coteaux Varois, 15 hectares of certified organic vineyard on south-facing limestone slopes at the foot of the Sainte-Baume massif.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings; contact the estate to arrange
Signature wines: Domaine du Deffends Clos de la Truffiere, Domaine du Deffends Rose d'une Nuit, Domaine du Deffends Cuvee Rouvier Rouge
Tip: The Clos de la Truffiere, single-vineyard Cabernet-led red, is the cellar candidate.
17-hectare organic estate at Chateauvert in the Provence Verte, owned by the Famille Perrin (also of Chateau de Beaucastel and the Miraval joint venture). Ecocert-certified organic since the vines were replanted in 1999.
Tasting: Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm from April to October
Signature wines: Chateau Margui Perle de Margui Rouge, Chateau Margui Rose, Chateau Margui Blanc de Blanc
Tip: Perle de Margui, the prestige red blend, is the estate's most layered wine.
The Negrel family has owned Mas de Cadenet at Trets since 1813, working 45 hectares of vineyard at the foot of the Sainte-Victoire mountain in the Cotes de Provence sub-denomination. Currently run by Guy, Maud and Matthieu Negrel.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the on-site boutique
Signature wines: Mas de Cadenet Arbaude Rose, Mas de Cadenet Mas Negrel Rouge, Mas de Cadenet Sainte-Victoire Rose
Tip: The Arbaude rose, single-vineyard from a parcel north of the property, is the cellar candidate.
Reference Bandol estate at Le Plan du Castellet, run by the Peyraud family since 1834, with the single-vineyard reds La Tourtine, La Migoua and Cabassaou setting the bar for age-worthy Mourvedre-led Bandol.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings without appointment Monday to Friday, 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm
Signature wines: Tempier Bandol Rouge, Domaine Tempier La Tourtine, Domaine Tempier La Migoua, Domaine Tempier Cabassaou
Tip: The estate's classic Bandol rouge is the gateway, but the single-vineyard Cabassaou (pure old-vine Mourvedre) is the cellar candidate.
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