Vineyards in Coteaux Varois en Provence

Domaine de Triennes ★ 4.5

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.

Le Logis de Nans, 83860 Nans-les-Pins, France Book →

Domaine du Deffends ★ 4.4

Coteaux Varois en Provence AOC, IGP Var Sainte-BaumeGrenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Rolle15 haFounded 1963de Lanversin familyORGANIC CERTIFIEDCoteaux Varois en Provence

Lanversin family estate at Saint-Maximin in the cooler inland Coteaux Varois, 15 hectares of certified organic vineyard on south-facing limestone slopes at the foot of the Sainte-Baume massif.

Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings; contact the estate to arrange

Signature wines: deffends-clos-de-la-truffiere, deffends-rose-d-une-nuit, deffends-cuvee-rouvier

Tip: The Clos de la Truffiere, single-vineyard Cabernet-led red, is the cellar candidate.

2020 chemin du Deffends, 83470 Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, France Book →

Chateau Margui ★ 4.4

Coteaux Varois en Provence AOCGrenache, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Rolle, Sauvignon Blanc17 haFounded 1999Famille PerrinORGANIC CERTIFIEDCoteaux Varois en Provence

17-hectare organic estate at Chateauvert in the heart of the Provence Verte, owned by the Famille Perrin (also of Chateau de Beaucastel and the Miraval joint venture). Ecocert-certified organic since the vines were replanted in 1999.

Tasting: Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm from April to October

Signature wines: margui-perle-de-margui, margui-rose, margui-blanc-de-blanc

Tip: Perle de Margui, the prestige red blend, is the estate's most layered wine.

RD 554, 83670 Chateauvert, France Book →

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