Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Pale Coteaux d'Aix rose from organic-certified Grenache-Cinsault-Syrah at Lancon-Provence. Saline, summery, picnic-ready.
Cuvées
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Tibouren-led Cotes de Provence Cru Classe rose from Galoupet, acquired by Moet Hennessy in 2019. The estate uses native yeasts, gravity-flow winemaking and partial old-oak fermentation for textural depth.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Galoupet's accessible companion to the Cru Classe, sold in a recycled-plastic bottle to underline the sustainability story. Light, fresh and saline.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Pale biodynamic Coteaux d'Aix rose from Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah. The estate's everyday rose; easy, summery, picnic-friendly.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Organic-farmed Cotes de Provence rose from La Mascaronne at Le Luc-en-Provence. Pale, fresh and structured; one of the more critically respected mid-priced Provencal roses.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Cinsault-led Provencal rose from organic-farmed La Tour de l'Eveque. Bottled in the estate's distinctive blue glass; pale, fresh and reliable.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Organic Cotes de Provence rose from Leoube's seafront vineyards on the Bormes-les-Mimosas coast. Pale, fresh and friendly with saline depth from the sea.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Pale Coteaux Varois rose from organic Grenache-Cinsault-Syrah at Chateauvert. Famille Perrin's Provence Verte rose; saline, summery.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Minuty's flagship premium rose, partially old-oak fermented, with the name referring to the estate's elevation in metres. Vinous and structured, designed to compete with the upper Esclans tier.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Minuty's accessible Cotes de Provence rose, instantly recognisable by its tall slim bottle. Pale, fresh and friendly with stone fruit, citrus and saline depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Minuty's Cru Classe estate rose, from the family's single Gassin estate above the Bay of Saint-Tropez. More structured than the volume M cuvee, with classic Provencal stone-fruit lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Joint-venture rose from Chateau Miraval (Perrin family with Brad Pitt and the Stoli Group). Cinsault-led with classic Provencal stone fruit and citrus over a saline finish.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Miraval's accessible entry-level rose, designed as a fresher, lighter expression than the estate flagship. Watermelon and citrus lift over a saline finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Saignee rose from Pradeaux's Mourvedre blocks. Deeper coloured and more structured than typical Provencal rose, with garrigue-herb depth and a salt-tinged finish.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Cuvee Alexandra is Rasque's volume Cotes de Provence rose, named after the late owner Chantal Biancone-Lukianoff's daughter. Pale, fresh and reliably structured.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Saint Maur's premium single-vineyard rose, partially old-oak fermented for textural depth. Stone fruit and tangerine over saline depth with creamy almond-wax richness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Saint Maur's accessible Cru Classe rose since acquisition by Roger Zannier in 2009. Pale, fresh and reliably structured.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing
Biodynamic Bandol rose with Mourvedre-led structure. Stone fruit and pomegranate over a saline-fennel finish; ages four years easily.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Biodynamic-farmed Bandol from one of the appellation's longest-organic estates. Garrigue-driven with leather and iron depth; the firm acidity holds the wine for a decade and a half.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Cotes de Provence Cru Classe rose from organic Sainte Marguerite. Classic Provencal style: stone fruit, citrus and saline depth from coastal La Londe vineyards.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Sainte Roseline's premium cuvee, partially old-oak fermented for textural depth. Stone fruit and tangerine with almond-wax richness; designed to compete with the Esclans and Minuty upper tier.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Cru Classe rose from Sainte Roseline at Les Arcs. Distinctive Marc Chagall-illustrated label; classic structured Provencal rose with Tibouren character.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Old-foudre-aged rose from estate Grenache, Mourvedre and Cinsault. Deeper-coloured and more structured than typical Provence rose, with savoury complexity and ageing potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Old-vine Grenache-Mourvedre blend from limestone scree on the north-facing slope above the Arc river. Garrigue-laced, slow-evolving Palette with firm tannins and a long savoury finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Esclans' next step up from Whispering Angel: roughly half barrel-fermented for added texture and complexity. Stone fruit and saline depth with a creamy almond-vanilla register from old oak.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Esclans' entry-level companion to Whispering Angel, designed for early summer drinking. Lighter, paler and crisper, with watermelon and citrus over a saline finish.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
The Cotes de Provence rose that arguably defined the modern category. Pale, fresh and friendly, with stone fruit and citrus over a saline finish; the entry point to Sacha Lichine's Esclans range.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Pale Coteaux d'Aix rose from organic-certified Grenache-Cinsault-Syrah at Saint-Cannat. The estate's everyday rose; easy, summery, picnic-friendly.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Volume Cotes de Provence rose from organic Chateau de Berne. Pale, fresh and reliably accessible; the entry tier of Berne's rose hierarchy.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Berne's mid-tier Cotes de Provence rose, in the recognisable frosted-glass bottle. More structured than Inspiration with longer lees aging.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
High-altitude Mourvedre-led rose from Pibarnon's amphitheatre. Saline and herb-driven with grapefruit lift; ages four to five years easily, unusual for Provencal rose.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Mourvedre-dominant Bandol from the estate's high amphitheatre terraces at La Cadiere. Cooler-altitude expression with violet, blueberry and cocoa, set against a firm graphite backbone that ages for two decades.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Pale Mediterranean rose from terraced cliffs at Cap Canaille. Direct-press Grenache-Cinsault with high acidity and a saline, mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Premium oak-fermented Cru Classe rose from organic Gavoty. Named after Bernard Gavoty, the late music critic who chronicled the estate in the 20th century. Almond and saline depth with stone-fruit lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Cru Classe rose from organic Gavoty near Cabasse. Family-run since 1806, the estate is one of the more under-the-radar Cru Classe holdings. Classic structured Provencal rose.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Concrete-egg-aged biodynamic rose from Grenache, Cinsault and Carignan. Unusually structured for Provence rose; ages remarkably.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Organic Mourvedre-led Bandol from Souviou's terraced vineyards. Approachable but properly structured, with classic Bandol garrigue and leather depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Mourvedre-led Bandol rose with serious structure: pale salmon in colour but dense and savoury in the glass. Wild strawberry and sea spray over a thyme-and-pepper spine that ages five years easily.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Higher-altitude parcel at Le Beausset surrounded by garrigue scrub. The wine carries more red fruit and aromatic herb than La Tourtine, with a savoury lift that reads as cooler-climate Mourvedre.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Mourvedre-dominant cuvee from a south-facing parcel above Le Plan du Castellet. Garrigue, iron and dark fruit over firm, fine-grained tannin and a savoury finish that needs a decade to unfurl.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Cotes de Provence rose from the Saint-Tropez Maitres Vignerons cooperative under the Tropez brand. Pale, fresh and built for beach and aperitivo.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Demeter biodynamic Les Baux rose, direct-pressed from Grenache-Cinsault-Syrah. Pale, saline and pairing-friendly.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Cru Classe rose from Scottish-owned Rimauresq at Pignans. Partial old-oak fermentation gives the cuvee texture; classic structured Provencal rose with almond-saline depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Mourvedre-led rose from Terrebrune's organic Triassic vineyards. Saline and herb-driven with cool stone-fruit lift; ages four years easily on the strength of its acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Mourvedre-led Bandol from Terrebrune's Triassic limestone marl terraces at Ollioules. Cool, mineral expression with iron and wet-stone depth; the firmest acidity in Bandol's eastern half.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Cinsault-led Provencal rose from the Burgundy-meets-Provence collaboration of Jacques Seysses (Domaine Dujac), Aubert de Villaine (DRC) and Michel Macaux. Pale, fresh and reliably structured.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Approachable Bandol rose from a mid-priced family-owned producer. Red-fruit lift and saline-thyme depth in a friendly frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Family-owned Bandol from one of the appellation's longest-running estates. Approachable in its youth but with the Mourvedre frame to age fifteen years.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing
Biodynamic-farmed Bandol rose from Bastide Blanche. Saline, herb-driven and structured; one of the better-value organic roses in the appellation.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Mourvedre-dominant Bandol from the Bronzo family's biodynamic estate at Sainte Anne d'Evenos. L'Estagnol is the flagship cuvee from old vines, with iron grip and garrigue depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing
Mourvedre-led organic rose from Begude's high amphitheatre. Stone fruit and garrigue-driven with saline depth; ages four years easily.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Mourvedre-led estate red from Begude's high amphitheatre. Garrigue and graphite-driven with iron grip; the estate's classic AOC Bandol bottling.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Pale Mediterranean Cassis rose from organic-certified Grenache and Cinsault. Saline, easy and built for summer drinking.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Mourvedre-led rose with classic Bandol structure. Red currant and thyme over a saline finish; the wine's body carries serious food pairing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Mourvedre-dominant single-vineyard cuvee from a parcel near Le Castellet. Wild plum and myrtle over a firm-tannin frame; the estate's most age-worthy bottling.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Pale Coteaux d'Aix rose from biodynamic Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah at Lambesc. Saline, summery, picnic-ready.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Pale Provence rose from Grenache, Cinsault and Mourvedre grown on Cap Canaille's limestone. Direct-press, saline and built for summer seafood tables.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Saignee Coteaux Varois rose from organic Grenache-Cinsault. The name (Rose of One Night) refers to a single overnight skin maceration. Saline and herbal.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing
Mourvedre-led Bandol rose from Gros Nore. Saline and garrigue-driven with red-fruit lift and the structure to handle Provencal cooking.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Mourvedre-dominant Bandol from Alain Pascal's family estate at La Cadiere d'Azur. Dense, brooding and garrigue-driven with iron-rich depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Pale Cotes de Provence rose direct-pressed from Grenache and Cinsault parcels outside the Cassis AOC. Easy, saline and built for harbour-side summer drinking.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Mourvedre-led Bandol from Bunan's Mas de la Rouviere estate at La Cadiere d'Azur. Approachable, herb-driven and reliable, with a classic foudre-aged frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Mourvedre-led Bandol rose from Bunan's Moulin des Costes estate. Approachable, herb-driven and reliable, with classic Bandol structure for the price.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Ott's accessible Cotes de Provence rose, designed to extend the family's amphora-bottle profile to a wider market. Lighter than the estate cuvees, with stone fruit and citrus lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Mourvedre-led Bandol rose from Ott's Romassan estate, presented in the family's signature amphora-shaped bottle. Structured, saline and herb-driven; ages five years easily.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Mourvedre-led Bandol from the Ott family's Romassan estate at Le Castellet. Classic Bandol structure with leather, garrigue and graphite depth; the family's red flagship.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Cotes de Provence rose from the Ott family's founding estate at Taradeau. Coastal-influenced with stone fruit and citrus lift over a saline-peppery finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Single-vineyard pale rose from Mas de Cadenet's old north-facing parcel above the Sainte-Victoire mountain. Organic-certified Grenache-Cinsault-Syrah.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Pale Cotes de Provence Sainte-Victoire everyday rose from organic-certified Grenache-Cinsault-Syrah at Trets. Easy, summery, picnic-friendly.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Pale Grenache-Cinsault-Syrah rose from organic-certified vines at the foot of Les Baux. Easy, summery, picnic-friendly.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Pale Cotes de Provence La Londe rose from organic Grenache-Cinsault-Syrah on schist soils. The estate's everyday rose, named for Magali Combard.