PRIEURÉ SAINT ANDRÉ

It was while tasting the nearby Cuvée du Patron that we discovered this winemaker, who raises reds, rosés and whites in the heart of the Saint-Chinian appellation's schists, both bottled and in bulk. We liked the Andréus cuvée, a fine blend of Mourvèdre, Syrah and Carignan. It's a generous, full-bodied wine with aromas of ripe fruit. The property stretches along the banks of the Orb, on the lands of the former ^12th-century priory of Saint-André-de-Vexos. Vines were first cultivated here in 1850. A great address!