We were first introduced to Bastien Boutareaud via our mutual friend Brendan Keys (BK Wines)—and like many great producers, Bastien came to wine through the floor, spending over a decade as a sommelier before diving into harvests across France and abroad.

What began as a garagiste project became La Ferme Viticole in 2017: a tiny, 2.5-hectare biodynamic estate across three sites in Provence, including old-vine plantings in Les Baux and Saint-Rémy, alongside newer parcels where Bastien experiments with both local varieties and hybrids.

Farming is meticulous and low-impact—goblet-pruned vines worked by horse, hoe and hand—while the cellar sees no additions, including zero sulphur at any stage.

The result is wines that are raw, energetic and deeply expressive—unfiltered snapshots of place, vintage and intent.