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Château Gabriel in the Côtes-de-Provence AOC is the most recent acquisition of Marie Sauron and Gabriel Arizzi — notable names among the vineyards of the Saint-Tropez Peninsula.

Marie Sauron stems from the Sauron family, which acquired Domaine Siouvette in 1836. Located 20 kilometres from St Tropez, at the base of the Massif-des-Maures, this 20-hectare estate is surrounded by a landscape of cork oak trees and heather, and produces exceptional wines. Marie and her husband Gabriel recently decided to turn their attention to a second estate, forming Château Gabriel in the village of Le Cannet-des-Maures in the heart of Provence.

This 12-hectare domain receives a heady dose of sunshine and benefits from healthy clay soils. Gabriel is particularly environmentally conscious, and so he converted the vineyard and winery over to organic practices, with the 2013 vintage the final year of the conversion period.

The absence of herbicide, fungicide or synthetic insecticides and the use of organic amendments form the basis of this ‘organic viticulture’. The grape varieties planted are those habitually used throughout Provence: Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan, Clairette and Sémillon.

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Not far from Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, a tourist town known for Roman ruins and as the place where Van Gogh painted “The Starry Night,” you’ll find Domaine Hauvette. Nestled among the foothills of Les Alpilles, the vines are surrounded by a rocky and wild landscape—the clay and limestone soil retains moisture for the arid summer months, the Mistral blows half the year, and garrigue is seemingly everywhere. It is here that in the early 1980s Dominique Hauvette, seeking more sunshine, left her job as a lawyer in the Savoie, re-discovered her passion for raising horses, and began studying oenology. Thirty-some years later and Dominique now has 17 hectares of vines and an international reputation for making benchmark natural wines.

When striving to make wine as naturally as possible, a focus on growing the healthiest and most perfect grapes is an absolute necessity. Dominique’s conversion to biodynamics starting in 2000 added rigor to her intuitive organic practices, and coupled with her magical terroir she has found an exciting recipe for success. In the cellar, she takes a decisively non-interventionist stance and is very low-tech, yet she is not afraid to experiment as is evidenced by her being one of the first winemakers to use concrete fermentation eggs. Like Didier Barral and Catherine and Pierre Breton, Dominique is a trailblazer in the natural wine movement, each year pushing the quality of her wines higher and higher with uncompromising standards.

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Domaine Figuiere in Provence, is an authentic family-owned estate, nestled in a 210 acre vineyard in La Londe Les Maures between Toulon and St Tropez who have been organic for almost 40 years.

The Combard family produce terroir focused wines with elegance and character and notably approach their rose like a “fine wine” in terms of time, winemaking and craftsmanship.

The elevation of this coastal cool climate and the schistous soil are the signature of the Figuiere style with a freshness and clear mineral characters. Additionally, Figuière also produces an entry-level tier of wines under IGP "Méditerranée" using meticulously selected grapes sourced from négociants.

The perfecting touches of maturing and blending are carried out in the domaine's cellars under the expertise of Francois Combard. 'Figuière is a pioneering maker of superior Provence wines and an ambassador of a new generation of top-level winemakers dedicated to their terroir.'