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PROVENCE
SPOTS
THE MAGNIFICENT CHÂTEAU ROUBINE
The first image is a picture-postcard scene where nature works its magic. Nestled
perfectly between the Alps and the Mediterranean, the vineyards of Provence offer
a fascinating stage for radiant vines basking in sunshine and dotted amidst olive groves.
Set near quintessential villages, beautiful wineries sit comfortably in the landscape, offering
must-visit locations extending an invitation out to visitors. The wines of Provence
beguile with their fruitiness and their freshness across all three colours, even though
rosés have become a benchmark and renowned endorsement of quality worldwide. In
a region to which visitors flock in summer and winter alike, direct-to-consumer sales
account for a high percentage of the business activity of its wineries. This offers the
opportunity to reach out to a captive audience and with visitors keen to travel to the
region on holiday, it has prompted wineries to develop wine tourism activities that
combine discovery with tastings. Wonderful holidays accommodate both visual pleasure
and taste-fuelled experiences driven by a wide variety of enjoyable, appealing wines that
exude the heady perfumes of Mediterranean vineyards, garrigue and sunshine.
CHÂTEAU ROUBINE: A UNIQUE SETTING
Situated between the Verdon gorges and the Mediterranean Sea, Château Roubine offers
a fusion of vineyards, olive groves and lavender. Edged by an amphitheatre of pines and
oak trees, its 130 hectares – including 72 planted to vineyards – illustrate an incredible
variety of landscapes. Such a special location inevitably promotes the production of high
quality wines with the added bonus of natural drainage, or a ‘roubine’, which means
stream in Provencal. The history of Château Roubine is interwoven with that of Provence.
SUMMER 2023 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE
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