Making wine in Provence since 1989
1989
1990
1999
2001
2005
2015
2018
2020
Jane and Hugh Faulkner acquire Domaine du Grand Cros.
Our first vintage and a fabulous one.
Their son Julian joins the business.
Decanter magazine awards the 2000 red the best red from Provence. Julian becomes majority shareholder and General Manager.
Jules brand is launched along with Faulkner Wine negociant company.
Decanter magazine selects our 2014 rosé as best rosé in the world that year. Aurélia rosé launched named after Julian's first child.
2016 and 2018 vintages of private label rosés that we made for Aldi awarded IWC trophies making their fastest selling wine ever.
Le Grand Cros obtains HVE sustainable certification, Faulkner Wine only producer to have as many as 3 rosés selected in Jancis Robinson's top 10 of the year.
1989
Jane and Hugh Faulkner acquire Domaine du Grand Cros.
1990
Our first vintage and a fabulous one.
1999
Their son Julian joins the business.
2001
Decanter magazine awards the 2000 red the best red from Provence. Julian becomes majority shareholder and General Manager.
2005
Jules brand is launched along with Faulkner Wine negociant company.
2015
Decanter magazine selects our 2014 rosé as best rosé in the world that year. Aurélia rosé launched named after Julian's first child.
2018
2016 and 2018 vintages of private label rosés that we made for Aldi awarded IWC trophies making their fastest selling wine ever.
2020
Le Grand Cros obtains HVE sustainable certification, Faulkner Wine only producer to have as many as 3 rosés selected in Jancis Robinson's top 10 of the year.
Our Brands
Le Grand Cros
Faulkner Collection
Jules
Saint Julian
Private Label
We obtained the HVE certification in 2020
HERE'S WHAT WE DO TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND ITS REQUIREMENTS
What top wine experts say about us:
Very awkward bottle shape (fat bottom) and very heavy bottle. Pale golden coral colour. Tropical, papaya and orange-peel nose. Rich and almost lush with creamy, languid fruit, but the spice from the oak is fantastically dispersed through the palate, giving it a white-peppery bite. Real kerpow rosé! Serious stuff. No quaffing by the pool please, this deserves attention. Worthy of its price tag.
Tamlyn Currin
jancisrobinson.com
Golden pink. Honeyed toasty oak with bruised apple aromas. Oaky character continues to dominate on the palate, well integrated with floral red berries and orange fruit balancing the honeyed toast. Excellent structure, using Mourvèdre and Syrah to good effect, with juicy acidity cutting through. Well executed and elegant.
Decanter
decanter.com
Vivid orange-pink. Highly fragrant orange and strawberry scents are complemented by suggestions of lavender and white pepper. Juicy, seamless and focused on the palate, offering concentrated citrus fruit and red berry flavours and a suave touch of spicecake. Shows excellent clarity and thrust on a long, sappy finish that echoes the orange note.
Josh Raynolds
Vinous
The color of this superb cuvée is streaked with elegant raspberry reflections. The nose is complex and intense around notes of yellow peach, lychee, mango, grapefruit and a hint of jasmine. Explosive and fresh on the attack, the mouth then unfolds a lot of volume, a round, silky and supple flesh, and a particularly persistent fruitiness. All the spirit of Provence indeed in this irresistible delicacy.
Le Guide Hachette Des Vins
What impresses me about this particular cuvée is that it hasn’t fallen into the trap that virtually all others do when chasing a top-flight rosé dream. Usually, when estates ‘push’ their wines to make ‘super-cuvées’ the wheels almost always fall off! In my experience, oak is often the biggest culprit with badly selected barrels and overzealous winemakers getting over-excited about creating a grand and impactful wine. Aurélia steps back from temptation and merely uses the oak to add volume and sheen. The result is a catwalk rosé, which sashays across the palate with a flirtatious swing of its hips and this is all of the excitement I need to get my pulse racing.
Matthew Jukes
matthewjukes.com
Super-typical, full-on Provence rosé where the pale colour belies the intensity of fruit. It’s creamy and rich and soft, with strawberry candy, melon and a touch of fennel. Very generous and satisfying. Ticks all the boxes.
Jancis Robinson
jancisrobinson.com