Clos Mireille sits close to the sea, a patch of schist and clay in La Londe Les Maures. Planted to grenache, with some cinsault, rolle and syrah, and farmed organically, it produced a tight rosé in 2018, succulent and strong. It tastes vividly of sea spray, powered by Meyer lemon-like acidity, while herbal notes play at the edges, like an echo of the scrub that grows between the vines. For all its power, this is a quiet wine, a rosé that demands close attention over a leisurely fish dinner.

This wine has an almost creamy-white colour with abundant creamy white peach fruit flavours supported by a firm, mineral structure with an almost saline austerity reflecting the vineyard’s proximity to the sea and the local schist soil. Despite coming from one of the hottest regions, it has long, fresh acidity.

The 2018 Cotes de Provence Rose Clos Mireille is perfumed and floral, with hints of orange blossom joining citrus and melon. A blend of Grenache, Cinsault, Rolle and Syrah, it's light to medium-bodied, fresh and zesty, with a long, lime-riddled finish. Like its stablemate, the Chateau de Selle, it should drink well through 2020.- JC

This rosé shows precision, with intertwining grapefruit, mango and white cherry notes that offer verbena and herb underpinnings. Orange zest and mineral details glide through the long finish. Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Rolle. Drink now. 12,000 cases made, 2,000 cases imported. — GS