Cotes de Provence AOC, Cotes de Provence Pierrefeu AOCGrenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Mourvedre, Rolle80 haFounded 1958Sumeire familyWinemaker Pierre Francois de BernardiORGANIC CERTIFIEDCotes de Provence Pierrefeu
Sumeire family estate at Pierrefeu-du-Var acquired in 1958, now 80 hectares of organic and biodynamic-leaning vineyards on schist soils inside the cooler inland Cotes de Provence Pierrefeu sub-denomination. Regine Sumeire was a pioneer of pale direct-press rose in the 1980s.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings by appointment
Signature wines: tour-eveque-rose, tour-eveque-petale-de-rose, tour-eveque-noir-et-or
Tip: Petale de Rose, launched as one of the first pale Provence roses in the late 1980s, is the estate's commercial flagship.
IGP Mediterranee, IGP VarCinsault, Syrah, Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Viognier, Chardonnay47 haFounded 1990Seysses, de Villaine and Macaux familiesORGANIC CERTIFIEDCoteaux Varois en Provence
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.
Cotes de Provence AOC (Cru Classe 1955)Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Tibouren, Rolle200 haFounded 1936Matton family and Moet Hennessy (LVMH)Cotes de Provence
Cru Classe Cotes de Provence estate at Gassin on the Saint-Tropez peninsula, in the Matton family for four generations. Around 200 hectares of vineyard with annual rose production approaching 9 million bottles; LVMH took a majority stake in 2023.
Tasting: Monday to Friday 9am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 6pm; Saturday 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 6pm
Signature wines: minuty-prestige-rose, minuty-281, minuty-rose-et-or, minuty-m
Tip: Minuty 281, named after the property's elevation, is the flagship prestige rose; the M de Minuty is the everyday entry point.
Cotes de Provence AOC (Cru Classe 1955)Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Mourvedre, Rolle100 haFounded 1955Teillaud familyCotes de Provence
Historic Cru Classe estate at Les Arcs-sur-Argens, a former abbey of the Catholic Order of Premontre where the bishops of Frejus once kept residence. Bernard Teillaud restored the property in the 1990s and the wines were elevated to international acclaim from the early 2000s.
Tasting: Daily cellar visits and tastings; on-site chapel and the medieval cloister open to visitors
Signature wines: sainte-roseline-cru-classe-rose, sainte-roseline-lampe-de-meduse, sainte-roseline-prieure
Tip: Lampe de Meduse, a barrel-fermented rose, is the prestige bottling; the chapel and Marc Chagall mosaic are part of the visitor tour.
Cotes de Provence AOC (Cru Classe 1955)Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Mourvedre, Rolle50 haFounded 1768Roger ZannierCotes de Provence
A Cru Classe of Provence, set in the Massif des Maures at Cogolin in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez. The estate runs 100 hectares of vineyard across three parcels (Saint-Maur, Clos Saint-Vincent, Clos de Capelune) and is in conversion to organic agriculture from 2021. Roger Zannier acquired the property in 2010.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings by appointment
Signature wines: saint-maur-clos-de-capelune, saint-maur-l-excellence, saint-maur-saint-m
Tip: Clos de Capelune, single-vineyard from a north-facing parcel, is the estate's age-worthy white and rose.
Cotes de Provence AOCGrenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Mourvedre, Rolle160 haFounded 1750Vins & Vignobles de BerneORGANIC CERTIFIEDCotes de Provence
1,272-acre private estate in the Var between Lorgues and Flayosc, dating to the 18th century and recast in the 2000s as a Relais & Chateaux hotel, restaurant and wine tourism destination alongside the producing vineyard. Organic-certified.
Tasting: Daily cellar visits and tastings; on-site five-star Relais & Chateaux hotel and restaurant
Signature wines: berne-grand-cru, berne-impatience, berne-romance
Tip: The on-site cooking school and the wine library at the Bistrot de Berne are good complements to the cellar tasting.
