Description

Domaine de la Charbonnière has been the singular passion of the Maret family since their purchase of this iconic property in 1912. The young and charismatic Veronique Maret is responsible for the recent meteoric rise of Charbonnière – Veronique is handling all winemaking and somehow also finding the time to run the Domaine’s sales activities.

One of the most important changes Veronique made since taking over in 2012 was the move to organic viticulture. Organic farming really started to make its mark on the finished wines in 2014 and the press we’ve been seeing from that point on only validates our opinion on that front. Domaine de la Charbonnière’s holdings spread over 68 acres in some of the region’s most sought-after lieu dits – 49 of these in Châteauneuf du Pape, 15 in Vacqueyras, 4 in Côtes du Rhône.

A hand-picked harvest with a selective sorting of grapes in the vineyard and at the cellar (by using a sorting table).The harvest is made in two periods: the first time Roussanne and white Grenache are picked up. Then, few weeks later, around the end of the harvest, Clairette grape varieties. Just after the picking, the grapes are squeezed.

The vinification is done with 20% new oak barrels, and the rest in stainless steel vats with temperature control. No malolactic fermentation is done in order to keep freshness and acidity.