The founder's great-granddaughters Caroline Missoffe and Anne Poniatowski run the 300-hectare estate at the foot of Les Baux-de-Provence, with 58 hectares of certified organic vineyard plus 28 hectares of olive groves.
Signature wines: Mas de la Dame Coin Cache, Mas de la Dame La Stele Rouge, Mas de la Dame La Gourmande Rose
Tip: The Coin Cache red is the estate's cellar candidate; the Gourmande rose is the everyday Provence picnic wine.
Address: D5 route de Saint-Remy-de-Provence, 13520 Les Baux-de-Provence, France
Dominique Hauvette planted her first two hectares at Saint-Remy-de-Provence in 1988 and now works 15 hectares biodynamically. Vinifications use no added sulfur and the wines age in concrete eggs.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings strictly by appointment
Signature wines: Domaine Hauvette Cornaline, Domaine Hauvette Amethyste Rose, Domaine Hauvette Roucas Blanc
Tip: Cornaline (Cabernet-Grenache-Syrah blend) is the cellar candidate; the Amethyste rose ages remarkably well.
Cartier family estate at Le Destet (Mouries), one of the founding organic producers of the Alpilles (now over 50 years of certified organic farming). 40 hectares of vineyard plus 20 hectares of olive groves at the heart of the Les Baux AOC.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the on-site shop; check website for hours
Signature wines: Mas de Gourgonnier Tradition Rouge, Mas de Gourgonnier Reserve du Mas
Tip: Reserve du Mas, the long-aged red cuvee, is the cellar choice; the table-friendly Tradition pairs with Mediterranean lamb.
Estate at Saint-Remy-de-Provence below the ruins of a 13th-century Templar castle. 56 hectares of vineyard, certified organic, Demeter biodynamic and a member of Biodyvin.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings; on-site park and ruins of the 13th-century Templar castle open to visitors
Signature wines: Chateau Romanin Grand Vin, Chateau Romanin Coeur de Romanin, Chateau Romanin Blanc
Tip: The Coeur de Romanin red is the estate's small-lot prestige cuvee.
31 hectares of certified Demeter biodynamic vineyard plus 25 hectares of olive groves at Mouries in the Alpilles foothills. The estate has been working organically since planting and certified Demeter biodynamic since 2015.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings; contact the estate to arrange
Signature wines: Domaine de Lauzieres Equinoxe, Domaine de Lauzieres Cailloutis Blanc, Domaine de Lauzieres Eole Rose
Tip: The Equinoxe red, low-sulfite and old-vine, is the estate's most expressive cuvee.
Dominique Hauvette planted her first two hectares at Saint-Remy-de-Provence in 1988 and now works 15 hectares biodynamically. Vinifications use no added sulfur and the wines age in concrete eggs.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings strictly by appointment
Signature wines: Domaine Hauvette Cornaline, Domaine Hauvette Amethyste Rose, Domaine Hauvette Roucas Blanc
Tip: Cornaline (Cabernet-Grenache-Syrah blend) is the cellar candidate; the Amethyste rose ages remarkably well.
Cartier family estate at Le Destet (Mouries), one of the founding organic producers of the Alpilles (now over 50 years of certified organic farming). 40 hectares of vineyard plus 20 hectares of olive groves at the heart of the Les Baux AOC.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the on-site shop; check website for hours
Signature wines: Mas de Gourgonnier Tradition Rouge, Mas de Gourgonnier Reserve du Mas
Tip: Reserve du Mas, the long-aged red cuvee, is the cellar choice; the table-friendly Tradition pairs with Mediterranean lamb.
Estate at Saint-Remy-de-Provence below the ruins of a 13th-century Templar castle. 56 hectares of vineyard, certified organic, Demeter biodynamic and a member of Biodyvin.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings; on-site park and ruins of the 13th-century Templar castle open to visitors
Signature wines: Chateau Romanin Grand Vin, Chateau Romanin Coeur de Romanin, Chateau Romanin Blanc
Tip: The Coeur de Romanin red is the estate's small-lot prestige cuvee.
31 hectares of certified Demeter biodynamic vineyard plus 25 hectares of olive groves at Mouries in the Alpilles foothills. The estate has been working organically since planting and certified Demeter biodynamic since 2015.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings; contact the estate to arrange
Signature wines: Domaine de Lauzieres Equinoxe, Domaine de Lauzieres Cailloutis Blanc, Domaine de Lauzieres Eole Rose
Tip: The Equinoxe red, low-sulfite and old-vine, is the estate's most expressive cuvee.
Patrick McKillen restored the 200-hectare Chateau La Coste estate from 2002 with biodynamic certification across the entire vineyard. The property doubles as an open-air sculpture park with works by Tadao Ando, Jean Nouvel, Oscar Niemeyer and Frank Gehry.
Tasting: Daily tastings at the Tadao Ando-designed pavilion; guided cellar tours plus walking art and architecture loop
Signature wines: Chateau La Coste Grand Vin Rouge, Chateau La Coste Grand Vin Blanc, Chateau La Coste Rose
Tip: Combine cellar tasting with the 2-km outdoor art and architecture loop; lunch at the on-site restaurant by Argentine chef Francis Mallmann.
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.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the on-site shop; check website for current hours
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.
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