Bandol AOCMourvedre, Grenache, Cinsault, Clairette, Ugni Blanc15 haFounded 1968Hocquard familyWinemaker Agnes Henry-HocquardORGANIC CERTIFIEDBandol
Family estate on the north-western fringe of the Bandol AOC near the village of Le Castellet, organic-certified since 2014, run by Agnes Henry-Hocquard. The Saint Ferreol cuvee, pure Mourvedre, is the flagship.
Tasting: Open Monday to Friday 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm; Saturdays and Sundays by appointment
Signature wines: tour-du-bon-bandol-rouge, tour-du-bon-saint-ferreol, tour-du-bon-bandol-blanc
Tip: Saint Ferreol is the cellar candidate; the white from Clairette and Ugni Blanc is a textbook coastal Bandol Blanc.
Bandol AOCMourvedre, Grenache, Cinsault, Clairette, Ugni Blanc15 haFounded 1965Dutheil de la Rochere familyWinemaker Jean-Baptiste DutheilBiodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDBandol
Long-established Bandol estate in the eastern part of the appellation at Sainte Anne d'Evenos, working its terraced limestone-and-clay slopes organically and biodynamically since the 1960s under three generations of the Dutheil de la Rochere family.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings by appointment
Signature wines: sainte-anne-bandol-rouge, sainte-anne-bandol-collection, sainte-anne-bandol-rose
Tip: The Collection cuvee, a barrel selection of the best old-vine Mourvedre, is a low-intervention reference.
Bandol AOCMourvedre, Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan19 haFounded 1997Alain PascalWinemaker Alain PascalBandol
Alain Pascal founded Gros 'Nore in 1997, bottling Mourvedre-led Bandol from family vineyards worked for three generations as growers. The reds are dense, tannic and require long cellar ageing (typically 10 to 20 years).
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings by appointment
Signature wines: gros-nore-bandol-rouge, gros-nore-bandol-rose, gros-nore-cuvee-antoinette
Tip: The cuvee Antoinette, named after Alain's mother, is the producer's old-vine flagship.
Bandol AOCMourvedre, Grenache, Cinsault, Clairette, Ugni Blanc55 haFounded 1801Dumoutier familyBandol
The Dumoutier family have farmed l'Olivette since 1801; today the estate runs 55 hectares of Mourvedre-led red, rose and white across plots on the Le Castellet plateau.
Tasting: Tastings at the estate; contact through the website to arrange
Signature wines: olivette-bandol-rouge, olivette-bandol-rose, olivette-bandol-blanc
Tip: The cuvee Marie Levenes (top-of-range red, oak-aged old-vine Mourvedre) is the cellar wine to seek out.
Bandol AOCMourvedre, Grenache, Cinsault, Clairette40 haFounded 1996Tari familyORGANIC CERTIFIEDBandol
Owned since 1996 by Guillaume Tari (also owner of Chateau Giscours in the Medoc), La Begude sits at more than 400 metres of altitude on the northern fringe of the Bandol AOC, the appellation's highest estate. Organic-certified vineyards on red clay over limestone.
Tasting: Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm; visits typically by appointment
Signature wines: begude-bandol-rouge, begude-bandol-blanc, begude-bandol-rose
Tip: La Begude bottles a single-vineyard cuvee Irreductible from older Mourvedre vines as the cellar candidate.
Bandol AOCMourvedre, Grenache, Cinsault, Clairette, Sauvignon Blanc60 haFounded 1961Bunan familyORGANIC CERTIFIEDBandol
Three sister properties (Moulin des Costes, Mas de la Rouviere and Chateau La Rouviere) farmed by the Bunan family since 1961 across more than 60 hectares of organic-certified Bandol vineyard at La Cadiere-d'Azur.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings without appointment; check estate website for current hours
Signature wines: bunan-chateau-la-rouviere, bunan-mas-de-la-rouviere, bunan-moulin-des-costes
Tip: The Chateau La Rouviere cuvee is the family's top old-vine Mourvedre selection.
