Wine estates Apt

On the hill of Les Puy, the view is superb, a good reason to go up to this address where the welcome of the Leclercq family will confirm your decision. Claude Leclercq and his sons, Alexandre and Benoît, run a 30 ha estate, 10 ha of which are planted with AOC Ventoux vines. Their AOC Ventoux vintages are available in a range of pretty wines: a salmon-coloured rosé with an intense nose of red and white fruits; it is a wine for summer moods. Tradition - a cuvée aged in oak barrels, with a deep ruby colour and spicy notes.

This former residence of the bishops of Apt, the rock-built Château de Mille, is well worth a visit, both for the magnificent site and for the estate's wines. The 32 hectares of vines are cultivated between 350 and 400 meters above sea level. This is a terroir on the northern foothills of the Luberon, complex with limestone and very stony soils. Yields are low. Vinification is carried out the old-fashioned way, in century-old oak tuns, where the red wines can develop their aromas for at least two years.