Cuvées

Chateau Calissanne Clos Victoire Rouge

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Chateau CalissanneProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Clos Victoire is Calissanne's prestige red, drawn from old-vine Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon parcels overlooking the Etang de Berre. Structured, herb-driven, cellar-worthy.

Chateau Calissanne Prestige Rouge

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Chateau CalissanneProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Calissanne's Prestige red is the everyday Coteaux d'Aix offering, blending Syrah, Grenache and Cabernet from organic-certified vineyards above the Etang de Berre.

Chateau La Coste Grand Vin Rouge

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Chateau La CosteProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

Coteaux d'Aix flagship red from biodynamic vineyards on the 200-hectare La Coste estate. Syrah-led, structured, herb-driven.

Chateau La Mascaronne Le M Rouge

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Bold

Chateau La MascaronneProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

Syrah-led red from organic Mascaronne. Bordeaux-style backbone with cedar, graphite and dark-fruit depth; one of the more critically respected Cotes de Provence reds.

Chateau La Tour de l'Eveque Cotes de Provence Rouge

4.2

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Chateau La Tour de l'EvequeProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Syrah-led red from La Tour de l'Eveque. Cool-influenced Pierrefeu site produces a more graphite-driven Cotes de Provence red than Var coast estates.

Chateau Leoube La Londe Rouge

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Chateau LeoubeProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Syrah-led red from Leoube's coastal vineyards in the AOC Cotes de Provence La Londe sub-appellation. Garrigue and graphite-driven with cocoa-nib depth from organic-farmed Syrah.

Chateau Margui Perle de Margui Rouge

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Chateau MarguiProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Perle de Margui is Famille Perrin's prestige red bottling from Margui's organic estate at Chateauvert. Syrah-led, structured, herb-driven.

Chateau Pradeaux Bandol Rouge

4.7

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.

Chateau Rasque Piece Noble Rouge

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Bold

Chateau RasqueProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Syrah-led Cotes de Provence red from Chateau Rasque. Bordeaux-style barrique aging with cedar, garrigue and dark-fruit depth on a firm-tannin frame.

Chateau Romanin Coeur de Romanin

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Chateau RomaninProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

Coeur de Romanin is the estate's small-lot prestige red, drawn from old-vine Syrah-Mourvedre-Cabernet parcels. Cellar-worthy and long-aged.

Chateau Romanin Grand Vin

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Chateau RomaninProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Demeter-certified Les Baux red from Chateau Romanin below the ruins of a 13th-century Templar castle. Grenache-Syrah-Mourvedre-Cabernet blend; structured, herb-driven and cellar-worthy.

Chateau Sainte Anne Bandol Rouge Collection

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Chateau Sainte AnneProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

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.

Chateau Sainte Marguerite Fantastique Rouge

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Bold

Chateau Sainte MargueriteProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

Syrah-led Cotes de Provence Cru Classe red from organic Sainte Marguerite. Bordeaux-style barrique-aged with cedar, graphite and dark-fruit depth.

Chateau Simone Palette Blanc

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Chateau SimoneProvence€€€€€€€€Still White

Clairette-led white from old vines on limestone scree, fermented and aged in old foudres. Among Provence's most age-worthy whites, with waxy texture and a saline finish.

Chateau Simone Palette Rouge

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Rustic

Chateau SimoneProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

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.

Chateau d'Esclans Garrus

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Chateau d'EsclansProvence€€€€€€€€€Still Rose

The Esclans flagship and benchmark for ultra-premium Provencal rose. Grenache from 80-year-old vines, fermented and aged in mostly new 600-litre demi-muids. Dense, structured and built to age.

Chateau d'Esclans Les Clans

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Chateau d'EsclansProvence€€€€€€€€Still Rose

Esclans' premium rose, fermented and aged in 600-litre demi-muids on lees. Vinous and structured, with almond-vanilla texture from oak balanced by saline depth and citrus.

Chateau de Beaupre Collection Rouge

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Chateau de BeaupreProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Collection is Beaupre's prestige Coteaux d'Aix red, drawn from older Syrah, Grenache and Cabernet parcels at Saint-Cannat. Organic-certified.

Chateau de Pibarnon Bandol Rouge

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Chateau de PibarnonProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

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.

Domaine Hauvette Cornaline

4.6

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.

Domaine Hauvette Roucas Blanc

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Domaine HauvetteProvence€€€€€€€€Still White

Roussanne-led concrete-egg-aged Alpilles white from biodynamic vines. Beeswax weight on a saline-mineral spine; built for the cellar.

Domaine Souviou Bandol Rouge

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Domaine SouviouProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Organic Mourvedre-led Bandol from Souviou's terraced vineyards. Approachable but properly structured, with classic Bandol garrigue and leather depth.

Domaine Tempier Cabassaou

4.8

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.

Domaine Tempier La Migoua

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Domaine TempierProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

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.

Domaine Tempier La Tourtine

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Domaine TempierProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

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.

Domaine de Lauzieres Equinoxe

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Domaine de LauzieresProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Demeter biodynamic Les Baux red built around Syrah from old-vine parcels. Low-sulfite, concrete-egg and old-foudre raised; the estate's most expressive cuvee.

Domaine de Rimauresq Cru Classe Rouge

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Domaine de RimauresqProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Cru Classe red from Rimauresq under Scottish ownership. Mourvedre and Syrah-led with garrigue, graphite and cedar depth on a firm-tannin frame.

Domaine de Terrebrune Bandol Rouge

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Domaine de TerrebruneProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

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.

Domaine de Trevallon Blanc

4.6

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.

Domaine de Trevallon Rouge

4.6

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.

Domaine de Triennes Les Aureliens Rouge

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Bold

Domaine de TriennesProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Cabernet-led Provencal red from Triennes. Bordeaux-style backbone with Burgundian winemaking discipline; structured and graphite-driven.

Domaine de l'Olivette Bandol Rouge

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Domaine de l'OlivetteProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

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.

Domaine de la Bastide Blanche L'Estagnol

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Domaine de la Bastide BlancheProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

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.

Domaine de la Begude Bandol Rouge

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Domaine de la BegudeProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

Mourvedre-led estate red from Begude's high amphitheatre. Garrigue and graphite-driven with iron grip; the estate's classic AOC Bandol bottling.

Domaine de la Begude L'Irreductible

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Domaine de la BegudeProvence€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Near-pure Mourvedre from the estate's oldest vines at La Cadiere d'Azur. Dense, brooding and graphite-driven; one of Bandol's most uncompromising flagship cuvees.

Domaine de la Ferme Blanche Cassis Excellence Blanc

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Domaine de la Ferme BlancheProvence€€€€€€€Still White

Reserve Cassis Blanc from old-vine Marsanne with partial barrel fermentation. Honeyed weight and saline drive for ageing.

Domaine de la Tour du Bon Saint Ferreol

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Domaine de la Tour du BonProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

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.

Domaine des Beates Terra d'Or Rouge

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Domaine des BeatesProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Beates' Terra d'Or is the estate's most cellar-worthy red, drawn from biodynamic Syrah and Cabernet parcels at Lambesc between the Alpilles and the Luberon.

Domaine du Deffends Clos de la Truffiere

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Domaine du DeffendsProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Single-vineyard Cabernet-led Coteaux Varois red from Lanversin family's organic estate at Saint-Maximin. Long oak ageing for cellar potential.

Domaine du Gros Nore Bandol Rouge

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Domaine du Gros NoreProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

Mourvedre-dominant Bandol from Alain Pascal's family estate at La Cadiere d'Azur. Dense, brooding and garrigue-driven with iron-rich depth.

Domaines Bunan Mas de la Rouviere Rouge

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Domaines BunanProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

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.

Domaines Ott Chateau Romassan Bandol Rouge

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Domaines OttProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

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.

Mas de Cadenet Mas Negrel Rouge

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Mas de CadenetProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Cotes de Provence Sainte-Victoire prestige red blending Syrah, Cabernet and Grenache from old-vine parcels below the Sainte-Victoire mountain at Trets.

Mas de Gourgonnier Reserve du Mas

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Mas de GourgonnierProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Reserve du Mas is the estate's long-aged Les Baux red, blending Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah and Cabernet from older vines and finished in oak barrels.

Mas de la Dame Coin Cache

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Mas de la DameProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Top-of-range Les Baux red blending Grenache, Mourvedre and Syrah from old-vine parcels. Long oak ageing for cellar potential.

Mas de la Dame La Stele Rouge

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Mas de la DameProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Cabernet-Grenache-Syrah blend named for the standing stone on the estate. Structured, herb-driven Les Baux red.

Saint-Andre de Figuiere Delphine Rouge

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Domaine Saint-Andre de FiguiereProvence€€€€€€€Still Red

Cotes de Provence La Londe prestige red from organic-certified Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre on schist soils. Named for Delphine Combard.