This part of Provence gathers smaller appellations with clearer individual identities. Bandol is built around Mourvèdre and limestone terraces above the coast. Cassis is known for coastal white wine, while Palette is a tiny zone near Aix-en-Provence. Bellet and Coteaux de Pierrevert also appear in the area. Together, these names sit outside the broad Côtes de Provence rosé frame and show other sides of the region.
Elsewhere in Provence
Continue through the region
- Aix-en-Provence & Les Baux14 producersAround Aix and Les Baux, limestone, olive groves and wind give Provence reds and rosés a more structured, herbal side. Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence and Les Baux-de-Provence are the listed appellations.
- Côtes de Provence21 producersCôtes de Provence is the broad appellation behind much of Provence rosé, where Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Rolle grow between the Var coast and inland hills.
Producer profiles
Producers in Flagship Appellations
- Château de PibarnonChâteau de Pibarnon is a Bandol estate in La Cadière-d'Azur where Mourvèdre shapes a 90% red, a 65% rosé and Nuances, a pure Mourvèdre rosé from old vines on a dedicated plot.