Southern Rhone

Domaine Gramenon is one of the leading producers of Côtes du Rhône, making wines that are packed full of dense, ripe red berry fruit, but without being jammy and overblown. Syrah and Grenache are used to their best in Michelle Aubery-Laurent’s red wines, with a fantastic white Côtes du Rhône Vie en y Est (Viognier) complementing the range.

This domaine is situated on the edge of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and is unique in that, in 1936, the owner (of what was then a hunting retreat) refused to allow the experts who were drawing up the boundaries of the appellation to visit his domaine. Thus it was not included in the delimited area and remains to this day an enclave within the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation, only qualifying for the appellation Côtes-du-Rhône Villages.

A Provençal vineyard of great repute since the Gallo-Roman period owing to its red wines of great character. The wine-growers make themselves abide by a strict set of rules: a maximum yield fixed at 36 hl per hectare, sorting of the grapes so as to keep only the best...

Domaine de la Mordorée is one of the stellar producers in the southern Rhône. The style of the domaine is for rich, full-bodied and fruit driven wines which can be drunk young, but will age very well.

Established in 1942 by Etienne Grangeon with an initial 2 hectares of Grenache, Domaine de Cristia has rapidly established itself as one of the top estates in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with the top cuvees, the Vieilles Vignes and Cuvée Renaissance becoming highly sought after by drinkers and investors alike.

The Jaume family have been making wine here since 1826 and still own the same vineyards, with some 90-year-old vines still in production. Since Alain Jaume took over, the domaine has expanded to nearly 55 hectares spread across the Châteauneuf du Pape, Lirac, Côtes du Rhônes Villages "Les Champauvins", and Côtes du Rhône areas.

One of the great names of the prestigious Chateauneuf-du-Pape appellation in the Southern Rhone region of France, Chateau de Beaucastel is famous for being the only Chateau that still uses all of grape varieties that are allowed under the rules of the appellation. However, their trademark grape is Mourvedre, blended in equal measure with Grenache.

Denis Alary is the 10th generation to make wine here in the small Rhône village of Cairanne. The wines are all biodynamic, and made predominantly from Grenache, with some Syrah and Mourvèdre.