$25.00
Les Calades is a Southern Rhône project based in the Vaucluse, the broad, sun-soaked department that surrounds Avignon and is home to some of France's most generous, easy-drinking reds. Working under the simpler "Vin de Pays" classification gives the producer flexibility to blend freely and focus purely on drinkability rather than appellation rules.
Why do we like it?
This is classic, warm-climate Southern Rhône drinking — ripe red and black berry fruit, a touch of garrigue herbs, and soft, generous tannins that make it dangerously easy to work through a bottle. It's an unpretentious, satisfying red built for everyday enjoyment rather than careful contemplation, and exactly the kind of wine that reminds you why southern France remains one of the best-value wine regions in the world.
GrapeGrenache, Syrah
CountryFrance
RegionVaucluse, Southern Rhône
Vintage2024
