'Château L'Afrique' is a Provence pink on the slightly weightier side of the spectrum. This wine is fabulously balanced, with lovely notes of green strawberry and thyme, mixed in with cherry and blackberry. Texturally this is a triumph, with a wonderful oily feel as you roll the wine across the palate.

There has been a Sumeire in France's Trets - a small village just outside of Provence in the country's Mediterranean south - since as early as 1238! However, it was not until the mid-1900s that the family started to take wine production more seriously. Everything at the estate is farmed manually, with as much care and consideration for the local environment as possible, a philosophy embodied by the team's mantra 'Aerator et rota', which translates to 'by the plough and by wheel'. The family grow a wide range of grape varieties across their estates, from Grenache, Cinsault, Tibouren and Syrah for their reds and rosé wines, as well as Rolle (Vermentino) which is used both for white and pink wine. Châteaux L'Afrique, Coussin and Maupage are all run by the Sumeire family and each estate boasts its own unique, impressive terroir. However, it was the L'Afrique estate that really caught our eye, particularly when it comes to top-quality rosé. These are brilliant wines, worthy of their place amongst some of Provence's top pink wines.