Maison Angelvin

Few wine addresses carry the same weight of association as Saint-Tropez, but Maison Angelvin's credentials go well beyond the glamour of its postcode. The Angelvin family has been established on the peninsula since 1944, when founder Louis Angelvin, a civil engineer with a background in geology, recognised the particular character of the soils and microclimate between the village and Les Salins beach. For decades the family supplied their harvest to a local cooperative. It was not until 2016, under the stewardship of Louis's great-grandson Logan Wallace Angelvin, that Maison Angelvin began bottling its own wine for the first time.

The estate is one of the smallest organic vineyards in the Saint-Tropez area, covering approximately two hectares. The Mediterranean microclimate here delivers more than 300 days of sunshine per year alongside the winter rains that maintain soil health and vine vigour. The vines grow on slopes with a view toward the sea, and that proximity contributes to the wine's mineral freshness and the long, saline finish that distinguishes it from the mass of Provence rosés.

The Cuvee Selection is the estate's principal wine: an AOP Cotes de Provence rosé blending Grenache, Cinsault, Mourvedre, and Syrah from the estate's organic vines. Grapes are harvested by hand during the cool of the night to preserve aromatic freshness, then pressed immediately without maceration to achieve the wine's pale salmon-pink colour. The juices are fermented separately in small temperature-controlled steel vats and spend four months aging before blending. The result is a pale, luminous rosé with aromas of white flowers, peach, melon, and a whisper of lychee: structured enough to accompany food, light enough to drink on its own on a warm Maltese afternoon.

Historically available only in the highest-end hotels and beach clubs in Cannes, Nice, and Saint-Tropez itself, Maison Angelvin is now available in Malta exclusively through Briffa Wine Selections. Order online and we will deliver to your door.