La Suffrène

The people behind the bottle

Cédric Gravier took over his family’s vines in 1996 and built the cellar that gave La Suffrène its own wines. The vineyards had already been in the family for generations. Spread across small Bandol parcels, they combine Provençal sunshine, clay-limestone soils and the nearby sea’s cooling influence. The estate’s move to organic farming and its agroforestry work carry that family connection into the next chapter.

Grapes / sourcing

Mourvèdre is the defining grape of its Bandol setting.

Farming

Fully organic since 2021.

Harvest

Hand harvesting and careful grape selection.

Terroir

Clay-limestone soils cooled by the nearby Mediterranean.

People

Cédric Gravier; family cellar established in 1996.

They talk about

Trees among the vines, biodiversity and adapting to heat.