Premium (€30-75) in Provence

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

Coteaux d'Aix Grand Vin Blanc from Rolle and Chardonnay grown biodynamically on the La Coste estate. Honeyed-yet-mineral; barrel-aged for cellar potential.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 · Elegant · Savoury

Clairette-led Bandol white from Pibarnon's higher terraces. Yellow apple and lemon thyme over a saline-driven palate with almond-skin texture and persistent salinity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Tibouren-led Cotes de Provence red, aged in old foudres under velum. Light-coloured and Pinot-like in feel, with wild-herb savoury depth and a saline lift unique in Provencal red.

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

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

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

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

Single-vineyard pure Folle Noire from biodynamic old vines, named for Joseph Sergi's father Giovanni. The estate's flagship Bellet red.

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

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

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

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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Clairette-led Bandol white from Terrebrune's organic Triassic terraces at Ollioules. Apple and white-blossom over a saline-driven palate with almond texture and a wax-bound finish.

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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Elegant · Savoury

Semillon-led Provencal white from Ott's coastal Clos Mireille estate near La Londe-les-Maures. Wax, honey and saline depth from vineyards within a few hundred metres of the Mediterranean.