Grown on stony limestone soils at the foot of Mont Ventoux, Les Estaillades is a cooler-climate Rhône red that leans into structure and depth without losing lift. Mostly Grenache with a touch of Counoise, fermented wild and bottled without additions, the 2022 vintage layers dark cherry and blackberry with garrigue, graphite, and a stony snap on the finish. It’s a wine that feels both grounded and clear-eyed—classic in frame, but stripped of excess. Ventoux with a pulse.

La Ferme Saint-Martin

Perched high in the hills above Beaumes-de-Venise, La Ferme Saint-Martin has been family-run since 1955, when Aimé and Yvonne Jullien rebuilt the farm after a devastating freeze wiped out their orchards. Vines replaced olive trees, and by 1964, wine was quietly flowing out of a small cellar and into the hands of friends.

Today, the third generation—Thomas Jullien and his wife Sophie—carry the torch with a deep respect for the land and a sharp eye on the future. Certified organic since the '90s, the vineyards are plowed and farmed by hand, with old-school Rhône varieties (including rare “forgotten” grapes) grown on limestone, marl, and Triassic soils around Suzette and Ventoux. Fermentations are native, with no additives in the cellar—just clean, expressive wines shaped by altitude, stone, and time.

Their cuvées are site-specific, soulful, and full of southern charm—with a subtle rebellious streak. This is old-vine Rhône without the makeup: honest, luminous, and alive.