Domaine Terrasses d'Eole Ventoux Rouge

The Saurel family has grown grapes for generations and for years father Claude and mother Gisele Saurel sold them all to the cooperative. But in 1998, their son Stephane came into the fold after finishing agronomy studies and they decided to begin bottling their own wine. They constructed a new winery, literally carrying and cementing every brick into place themselves, and called the project Terrasses d’Eole (literally, Terraces of the God of Wind).

The estate's red wine is made with 65% Grenache, 25% Syrah, and 10% Mourvedre. It delivers a delicious mouthful of flavors that include cherry and blueberry along with a touch of spice and minerals. It drinks like a wine worth much more than its price tag suggests. With slightly more lift than many Southern Rhone wines, it makes for an ideal house wine to accompany typical, everyday meals.