Domaine Pique-Basse - Côtes du Rhone - Brusquembille 2023

This IGP des Alpilles du Château Romanin is an organic wine ideal for summer meals. The nose is highly aromatic with notes of black fruits and flowers (violets) as well as licorice. The palate is round and elegant with greedy, smoky flavors.

The domaine des fées is run by Carole and Fabrice Martinez, members of the Estézargues winery. The first vintage of Domaine des Fées is 2009. This organic wine, made from Syrah and Grenache grapes, proves to be powerful, developing notes of black fruit and garrigue. A favorite at an affordable price.

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2024: 88/100

What a lovely cuvée from château la Tour des GendresThe color of this organic wine is a deep red with violet highlights. The nose is very fruity (violet and strawberry in particular). The palate of La Gloire de Mon Père is generous with a dense, tight tannic structure, combined with plenty of freshness.Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2018 : 15/20

Like in 1900 from the Château Cazebonne is an original wine made from old Bordeaux grape varieties. The wine develops original notes of potpourri, cinnamon and peach. A blend of old grape varieties: mancin, castets, bouchalès, saint-macaire and jurançon noir, this 2022 maintains a direct relationship with the fruit, but it's hard to imagine such a wine expression in Bordeaux. A balance between concentration and salient uprightness, a touch punchy.'

RVF: 92/100

The Cuvée Au Coeur de Ventabren from Domaine Pique-Basse comes from plots of Syrah planted in 1975 in the foothills of the Ventabren massif at a place called "Croix de Cornu" with clay soil (a mixture of yellow and white marls) naturally giving a low yield of 30 hectoliters per hectare. The color is dark, almost black, with blood-red highlights. The nose opens with smoky notes of black pepper and blond tobacco, followed by mineral aromas and well-integrated wood. The palate, all spicy length, is perfectly matched by the freshness of smooth, taut, still-tight tannins.

L'atout du Pique du domaine Pique-Basse is a cuvée from a single 45-year-old plot of white Grenache, very rare in a "roaixois" landscape dominated by red wines, located below the Ventraben massif lieu dit les crottes. This 100% Grenache blanc develops notes of sun-kissed fruit, followed by a remarkable balance between mellowness and freshness, finishing with a citrus/fennel duo. A gastronomic white!

Guide des Meilleurs vins de France 2025: 93/100, coup de coeur

L'As du Pique du domaine Pique-Basse is a powerful, gourmand Côtes du Rhone with great length. A fine gourmet treat!

Guide des Meilleurs vins de France 2025: 91/100

The Cuvée Chasse-Coeur from domaine Pique-Basse is a superb Côtes du Rhône village. Full-bodied and well-structured, this cuvée has a lovely depth, deliciousness and substance to face generous dishes. A superb starter.

Guide des Meilleurs vins de France 2025: 90/100