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This pretty little wine-growing estate in Lorraine worked with the family produces quality Provence wines in rosé, white and red to discover in the cellar.

Château La Martinette, one of the oldest wine estates in the region, founded in 1620, has undergone a complete metamorphosis. Today, the estate represents 45 hectares of vines in organic conversion, preserved by 350 hectares of forests, olive trees, lavender and terraces.

Driven by the energy and commitment of a team of around twenty young but experienced people, Château La Martinette offers a quality of products, recognised in particular by the various awards obtained for its Côtes de Provence wines, in an elegant and relaxed environment with a unique and remarkable natural beauty.

In addition to restoring the olive grove and truffle fields to life, the estate's team wanted to create top-of-the-range wines, capable of accurately expressing their uniqueness and the terroir from which they come, by restructuring the vineyard, completely renovating the cellar and revising the visual identity. Freshness and balance are the order of the day with whites, reds and rosés full of clear, fine and complex aromas, which can be found in three ranges: Les Parcellaires, Château la Martinette and Rollier de la Martinette.

Property of Prince and Princess Félix of Luxembourg, Château Les Crostes dates from the seventeenth century. He had an olive-growing vocation before a 55-ha vineyard was established in 1986. It produces recognized wines that are drawn up in a state-of-the-art cellar, before being raised in oak and oak barrels, in a chilled in a hill. New rewards are awarded annually. All year round with hotel service, the Château les Crostes is luxuriously furnished and restored according to Provençal style. It has 9 spacious rooms, 2 lounges, piano, library, billiards, sauna, terraces and barbecue. It is located in the heart of vineyards and olive trees, in a beautiful tree park with a swimming pool, tennis and tennis courts, a lake and a rest island where concerts and theater rooms are provided. The more, transfer service to the airports of Nice and Marseille, cleaning service, a chef and a team of servers.

The origin of the castle dates back to the creation of a hermitage on the road to Santiago de Compostela, 350 years ago during the reign of King Louis XIV. On these clay and limestone soils, the monks had already planted vines. Jean-Jacques Bréban took over operations in 2019. The twenty hectares of the vineyard composed of the region's grape varieties, rolle, syrah, grenache, carignan, cabernet sauvignon produces vintages that often win awards in various agricultural competitions... Notably the Nuit blanche cuvée in rosé which won a silver medal at the Concours agricole général de Paris. Guest house with three bedrooms located in an old chapel. Château l'Arnaude also has its adventure park, of the accrobranche type, in the heart of the vineyards with more than 53 workshops, for children and adults, including a 200 m zip line.

With the purchase by Valérie Rousselle, owner of Château Roubine, also located in the commune of Lorgues, a new page has been turned for this 50-hectare estate, entirely planted with noble grape varieties, some of which are more than 80 years old: Grenache, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cinsault for the reds and rosés, and Semillon Blanc, Rolle, (Vermentino) for the whites. Here, the land is worked the old-fashioned way and for the respect of the environment, no total weed killer is used. The estate also houses a fine collection of antique objects and tools "from the earth to the vine - from the cooper to the cellar", as well as old tractors, horse-drawn carriages and stills.

Philippe Rocchietta is the owner of this vineyard of 22 hectares of PDO vines and 3 hectares of local wines. Cultivated organically, the estate is situated in the hills of the high Var country, between olive trees and forests. Cuvée Élégance is regularly distinguished and awarded medals in red and rosé.