Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Chateau PradeauxProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red
The most uncompromising Bandol: near-pure Mourvedre, three to four years in old foudre, no fining or filtration. Tar, iron and dried herb over a tannin frame that demands fifteen years minimum.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Clos CibonneProvence€€€€€€€€Still Rose
100 percent Tibouren from Cibonne's oldest single-parcel vines, aged 18 months under a velum. A long-velum-aged expression of Provencal Tibouren: dried-fruit, oxidative-driven and deeply savoury.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Domaine HauvetteProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red
Cornaline is Dominique Hauvette's biodynamic flagship red, Grenache-Cabernet-Syrah aged in concrete eggs and old foudres with no added sulfites. Wild-herb-driven, structured and unusually transparent for the warm climate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Domaine TempierProvence€€€€€€€€Still Rose
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 · High tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Domaine TempierProvence€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Almost-pure Mourvedre from a wind-sheltered, low-yielding parcel within La Tourtine. The most structured Tempier cuvee: dense, brooding and graphite-driven, with a tannin frame that demands decades.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine de TrevallonProvence€€€€€€€€€Still White
Marsanne-Roussanne blend with Chardonnay and Grenache Blanc accents from biodynamically farmed Alpilles foothills. Honeyed weight on a saline-mineral spine; produced in tiny quantities.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine de TrevallonProvence€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A 50-50 Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah blend from biodynamically farmed Alpilles foothills. Bordeaux structure meets Mediterranean garrigue; bottles regularly cellar 20 to 30 years from vintage.