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Three wines that are light, pretty and ooze an easygoing nature that makes them approachable in any setting. 

2023 Bruno Lafon 'Collette' Chardonnay Languedoc, France

From the same Bruno Lafon that makes some of Burgundy’s most revered wines from Domaine Comtes Lafon in Meursault comes an eminently guzzleable and perfect midweek chardonnay. We can’t all afford the starting prices of his $250/bottle Meursault, but we can enjoy his approachable and expressive chardonnay from the Languedoc. 

2022 A8 ‘Méditerranée’ IGP Rosé Provence, France

This cuvee is named after the A8 autoroute that runs from Aix-en-Provence to the Côte d’Azur. It’s an uncomplicated and moreish blend of grenache and cinsault made exactly in the style of Provençale rose that one drinks while idling away in the afternoon hours, exchanging games of petanque for plates of fresh anchovies. Though delicious on its own as an aperitif, it pairs well with a variety of fresh seafood and charcuterie. 

2022 Castelmaure 'La Buvette' Grenache/Carignan Languedoc, France

Castelmaure is a 102-year-old co-op based in rocky Corbières in France’s southwest. They make unfussed, guzzleable wine from well-farmed plots around the region and have cultivated long-term relationships with many of their intergenerational farmers. This is 60% grenache, 40% carignan, both hand-picked and carbonic macerated for a plush, jubey rouge that is best drunk slightly chilled with something salty and fatty—as you would in the 11th!