Chateau de Rochegude hotel bar ★ 4.5
The 12th-century Chateau de Rochegude, a Relais et Chateaux property perched above its vineyards north of Orange, has a candlelit stone-vaulted wine bar that pours its own estate wines alongside a curated Rhone selection. The setting is uniquely intimate.
The list: Chateau hotel wine list of 250 bottles; Cotes du Rhone and Chateauneuf emphasis; stone-vaulted medieval bar
Tip: The chateau produces its own Cotes du Rhone blanc and rouge, which are poured exclusively at the property. It makes an excellent rural alternative to Avignon as a base for exploring Chateauneuf and Orange.