Rasteau family domaine producing both the dry appellation red and the traditional Rasteau vin doux naturel (VDN), one of the few maintaining this fortified wine tradition.
Signature wines: Domaine La Soumade Rasteau Cuvee Confiance, Domaine La Soumade Rasteau Vin Doux Naturel
Tip: The Rasteau VDN is a fortified Grenache in Rancio style; a disappearing tradition well worth seeking out.
Address: Route de Rasteau, 84110 Rasteau, France, Rhone Valley
Jerome Bressy's Rasteau estate, founded in 1996, declassifies its wines to IGP Vaucluse and farms old-vine field blends including rare local varieties such as Camarese, Counoise, and Vaccarese on 14 hectares of clay-limestone.
Tasting: By appointment at the domaine
Signature wines: Domaine Gourt de Mautens IGP Vaucluse
Tip: Production is around 30,000 bottles annually; wines allocated through specialist importers and a small mailing list.
Jerome Bressy's Rasteau estate, founded in 1996, declassifies its wines to IGP Vaucluse and farms old-vine field blends including rare local varieties such as Camarese, Counoise, and Vaccarese on 14 hectares of clay-limestone.
Tasting: By appointment at the domaine
Signature wines: Domaine Gourt de Mautens IGP Vaucluse
Tip: Production is around 30,000 bottles annually; wines allocated through specialist importers and a small mailing list.
Cairanne and Gigondas producer with a large portfolio, a reference estate for the newly elevated Cairanne AOC.
Tasting: Open tasting room at the domaine in Cairanne
Signature wines: Domaine Brusset Cairanne
Long-established Cairanne estate well-known for the Grande Garde cuvee from old vines across multiple appellations.
Tasting: Open tasting room; Monday to Saturday
Signature wines: Domaine de la Presidente Cairanne
Negociant house sourcing old-vine Rhone fruit across both north and south for barrel-aged cuvees of concentration and depth.
Tasting: By appointment; offices in Lourmarin
Signature wines: Tardieu-Laurent Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes, Tardieu-Laurent Gigondas
The Perrin family secondary label (Beaucastel owners) producing Cotes du Rhone, Cotes du Rhone Villages and Vinsobres.
Tasting: Tasting room in Orange; open Monday to Saturday
Signature wines: Famille Perrin Reserve Cotes du Rhone Rouge, Famille Perrin Les Sinards Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Tip: La Vieille Ferme is the entry-level range; the Vinsobres Les Cornuds is a genuinely serious wine at a moderate price.
Tavel reference estate producing one of the most consistent and elegant Tavel roses, farming the galets plateau.
Tasting: Tasting room open at the chateau in Tavel; Monday to Saturday
Signature wines: Chateau d'Aqueria Tavel, Chateau d'Aqueria Lirac Rouge
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