Cuvées

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 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 Pradeaux Bandol Rose

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Chateau PradeauxProvence€€€€€€€€Still Rose

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.

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 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 de Bellet Bellet Rouge

4.3

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

Chateau de BelletProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

Folle Noire-led Bellet red from the historic 1898 estate in the Saquier hills inside the Nice city limits. Wild-herb, peppery and savoury.

Chateau de Cremat Bellet Rouge

4.3

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

Chateau de CrematProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

Folle Noire-Braquet Bellet red from the Crematt and Saint-Sauveur slopes in the hills of Nice. Wild-herb, peppery and saline.

Clos Saint Vincent Le Clos Rouge

4.6

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

Clos Saint VincentProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red

Folle Noire-led Bellet red from biodynamic vineyards in the hills above Nice. Wild-herb, peppery and saline; the rare urban-Provence red.

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 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 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 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 des Beates Esprit des Beates Rouge

4.3

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

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

Esprit des Beates is the estate's everyday Coteaux d'Aix red, drawn from across the 40-hectare biodynamic vineyard at Lambesc.

Domaine du Deffends Cuvee Rouvier Rouge

4.2

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

Domaine du DeffendsProvence€€€€€Still Red

Everyday Coteaux Varois red blending Syrah and Grenache from organic vines at Saint-Maximin. Approachable, herb-driven.

Domaine du Gros Nore Bandol Rose

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing

Domaine du Gros NoreProvence€€€€€€€Still Rose

Mourvedre-led Bandol rose from Gros Nore. Saline and garrigue-driven with red-fruit lift and the structure to handle Provencal cooking.

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.

Mas de Gourgonnier Tradition Rouge

4.4

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

Mas de GourgonnierProvence€€€€€Still Red

Everyday Les Baux red from one of the founding organic producers of the Alpilles. Grenache-Carignan-Syrah-Cabernet blend; herb-driven, easy and structured.

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.