L'Essentiel ★ 4.7
One-Michelin-star restaurant in Avignon's old town with sommelier Xavier Laurent and an 1,800-bottle cellar concentrated on Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Condrieu.
Awards: Michelin Star 2025
Cellar8000 bottles
CuisineGastronomic Provencal with Rhone Valley estate wine programme
NeighbourhoodLe Pontet, Avignon area
Awards: Michelin Star 2024, Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2022
Location
Address: 450 allée de Cassagne, 84130 Le Pontet, France, Rhone Valley
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Maison Pic ★ 4.9
Anne-Sophie Pic's three-Michelin-star family restaurant in Valence, with a 40,000-bottle cellar majoring on Hermitage, Cornas and the full Northern Rhone range. Sommelier team of five led by Alexandre Jurado.
Awards: Michelin Guide 2026, Wine Spectator Grand Award 2023
La Mere Germaine ★ 4.6
Signature Chateauneuf-du-Pape village restaurant operating since 1922. Deep appellation cellar anchored by 30 years of back-vintages from the village's leading estates; roast Camargue lamb a signature pairing.
Awards: Bib Gourmand Michelin 2025
Le Quai Restaurant ★ 4.5
Riverside restaurant in Tain-l'Hermitage popular with local winemakers from Chapoutier and Cave de Tain. Cellar spans the full Northern Rhone from Cote-Rotie to Cornas; weekly winemaker lunches in season.
Awards: Bib Gourmand Michelin 2024
Christian Etienne ★ 4.7
One-Michelin-star restaurant inside a 14th-century palace adjacent to the Palais des Papes. Chef Christophe Prugne runs a 5,000-bottle cellar spanning from village Cotes du Rhone to the finest Chateauneuf-du-Pape estates.
Awards: Michelin Star 2024
L'Oustalet Gigondas ★ 4.6
Village restaurant by the Famille Perrin at Gigondas, paired with their own estate wines and wider Dentelles de Montmirail producers. Shaded terrace under ancient plane trees; 1,500-bottle cellar exclusively regional.
Awards: Michelin Etoile Verte 2023
Tastings near Auberge de Cassagne Restaurant
From Avignon: Châteauneuf du Pape Half-Day Wine Tour
Embark on a half-day wine tour from Avignon to Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Enjoy a scenic photo stop at the ruins of the Pope's summer residence, then visit two wineries for ...
Wine Tour: On the Way to Chateauneuf du Pape
Enjoy some wine tastings in the southern part of the Rhône Valley.
From Avignon: Half-Day Great Vineyards Tour
On this Great Vineyards tour; discover some of the best quality wines made in Provence, in the famous Côtes du Rhône wine region. Learn about grape varieties, and tast...
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