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Defining estates and collectives

Hail and mutual support: In July 2012, hail devastated Roquefort’s vineyards. Dozens of estates offered grapes or must, the juice destined to ferment, so that Raimond de Villeneuve could still produce wine.
Solidarity continued: These donations produced the 2012 « Grêle » cuvées and helped the business through a year without its usual harvest. This mutual support then contributed to the creation of Rouge Provence in 2014, to continue that solidarity among growers.
An everyday bar red today: « Gueule de Loup » 2023, in IGP Bouches-du-Rhône, is led by grenache. The estate presents it as its everyday bar red, fruity and fresh.

Essential references

Half cabernet, half syrah: Trévallon’s red stands out in Provence through its combination of equal parts cabernet sauvignon and syrah. This was Éloi Dürrbach’s choice when he planted his vineyard in the Alpilles.
The blend before the designation: The cabernet proportion exceeds that permitted for Les Baux-de-Provence. He retained it: the wine took the vin de pays designation, then IGP Alpilles. Here, the choice of wine determines the designation.
Recognition at the table: Its recognition also developed at the table: according to La Revue du vin de France, purchases by L’Oustau de Baumanière helped make it known in the 1980s.

Discoveries and alternatives

Cornaline and the choice of few inputs: Dominique Hauvette advocates winemaking without oenological inputs apart from a little sulphur, linking this approach to her work with living systems. Cornaline 2018 carries IGP Alpilles; older wines bore Les Baux-de-Provence.
Learning the craft in Saint-Rémy: Hauvette came to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence for a month and stayed, raising horses and working as a house painter. A neighbour passed on his farmhouse and two hectares of vines, and Éloi Dürrbach helped her learn to make wine.