An abundance of violets and velvet, amid a cooling sensation of a cold spring on a hot day.

Violets and dark berries dominate the palate, with a pleasant wild side lurking below the surface.

Hailing from a parcel of co-planted vines adjacent to the family home, these varieties were planted together with the express purpose of making the house rouge, the everyday vibrant and juicy drink you’d bring to the table in a jug and drink out of a cup.

Leydiers at Domaine de Durban are particularly proud of their Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, a vin doux naturel, as they are among the last to craft it in the traditional style.

Stony and smoky, and full of garrigue and black cherry, it is an epic wine that opens up wonderfully now.

The flavors are mostly deep and dark—stones, licorice, black olive, and blackberry—but the frame is lithe.

Fragrant aromas of lavender and garrigue, notes of perfectly ripe black cherries, hints of black olive and stones.

The Férigoules have honed a unique style of Vacqueyras that mixes deep, dark color with a lightness of touch, rusticity with warmth, and minerality with delicious fresh fruit.

A relatively rare beast, Serge’s blanc is a ripe, honey-infused cornucopia of fruit.

Clos La Roquète’s blanc is luscious, yet finishes nice and dry with striking acidity.