The wines > Massif d`Uchaux

  • CHÂTEAU D`HUGUES

    LVT 2007 r wh I have always liked these wines, even if there are lots of them. Concentrate on the top reds - the Sylviane and the Grande Réserve Côtes du Rhônes, and the now termed Massif d`Uchaux Villages red. 30-35% of the production is bottled. The Pradier family have owned the Château since 1869. The approach is organic. Bernard is offbeat, hyperactive, off the wall, and always surrounded by lots of women! Has a wine gallery in Avignon that sells wines, sculptures, pictures, wine glasses, decanters. It is called Château d`Hugues.

  • CHÂTEAU SAINT ESTÈVE D`UCHAUX

    LVT 2007 r Long-established, progressive domaine that was an early, large-scale bottler in the 1970s, also grower of Viognier in these cooler climes. Good, very reliable Massif d`Uchaux red

  • DOMAINE CROS DE LA MÛRE

    LVT 2008 r A top name. Very clear fruit, backed by refined depth.

  • DOMAINE DE DIONYSOS

    LVT 2007 r Traditional style wines, led by the Villages Massif d`Uchaux and Cairanne. Their négociant business was sold in 2004 to allow more concentration on the domaine and its wines.

  • DOMAINE DE LA GUICHARDE

    LVT 2008 wh 2007 r Organic since 2008. Good fruit. Half or a bit more is sold in bulk.

  • DOMAINE DE LA RENJARDE

    The largest domaine - and bottler - at Massif d`Uchaux, run by Alain Dugas of Château La Nerthe. Sleek, modern, polished wines, with the 1970 Syrah among the oldest in the Côtes du Rhône and Villages category.

  • DOMAINE DU ROUCAS BLANC

    LVT 2007 r 2008 wh rosé The family used to be Co-operateurs at Rochegude and Suze-la-Rousse until 2003