Alcohol: 14%
Grape(s): 55% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette, 15% Roussanne and 10% Picpoul Blanc
Location: Chateauneuf du Pape, Rhone Valley, France
Tasting Notes: The white Châteauneuf-du-Pape is attractive when young, within two or three years following the harvest, if you are looking for the wines to be fragrant, fruity, and elegant. Lovers of more mature white wines should wait another five years or more until our wines develop their secondary aromas: honey, white truffle and reminiscent of acacia.
93 points Jeb Dunnuck: Bright apple, citrus, and minty herb notes all emerge from the 2023 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc, a rocking little white that has medium-bodied richness, a juicy, lively mouthfeel, and an undeniable sense of salty minerality on the finish. Based on 55% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette, 15% Roussanne, and 10% Picpoul Blanc.
Notes: Whole bunch pressing in pneumatic presses. Natural cold settling (10-12°C) and slight fining with bentonite. Vinification at constant low temperatures of 14° to 16 ° C. Duration of fermentation: 3 to 4 weeks minimum. In order to preserve the natural acidity and freshness of the aromas, malolactic fermentation is not practiced. Maturing on fine lees in vats for 4 to 8 months, depending on the vintage, then bottling.
Food pairing: It will pair ideally with foie gras, oysters, black truffle scrambled eggs, or a Parmesan cheese and scallop risotto.
Winery Story: The first vines in the vineyard date back to Roman times. They were planted in the shelter of the mistral wind at the bottom of a little bumpy hill, which gave the name of Mont-Redon to our property.
Mont-Redon is the locality of our vineyard since Antiquity. The topography of the "round mountain" located at the bottom of the estate inspired the Romans, who called it "Montem Rotundum", translated today as Mont-Redon. In the year 1344, the vineyard belonged to the Episcopal see, and its terroir was then farmed for its own wines. In the 18th century, this land became the property of the Astier-Mathieu family. Anselme Mathieu, a famous Provençal poet known as Félibre who called himself Marquis de Mont-Redon, ran the estate until the end of the 19th century. After the phylloxera crisis, when everything had to be rebuilt and recreated, Henri Plantin decided in 1923 to purchase the estate, which at that time consisted in only 2.5 hectares of vines.
