Jean-Marie Guffens is one of France’s most revered wine makers. Though best known for his brilliant wines from the Mâcon, the wines from his southern Estate should not be overlooked! Nor should remarkable his Barsacs, where Château Closiot has quickly become a regional benchmark (at very fair prices). But that’s a discussion for another day. Château des Tourettes is Guffens’ Domaine in the Luberon—a stretch of magnificent, hilly vineyards between Avignon and Aix-en-Provence. Here, Guffens is working alongside his eldest daughter, Marie, and together they make some brilliant wines. There is innovation at every level, from the wine growing to the winemaking. But it is the quality and value that should most excite us here. In simple terms, these are wines that result from a Burgundian genius applying his philosophy to a terrific Provençal limestone terroir. After more than 25 years, Guffens is knocking these wines out of the park.