Domaine de Marcoux : Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2025

Characteristics and Tasting Tips for the Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2025 from Domaine de Marcoux

Tasting

Nose

This white Châteauneuf-du-Pape follows the cuvée's usual style, with a nose evoking white flowers, yellow fruit, chamomile and notes of honeyed toast.

Palate

On the palate, the cuvée stands out for its balance between power and restraint. The texture is creamy and the profile mineral and saline. This generosity is accompanied by a freshness that lends tension to the wine.

Other characteristics

This white wine comes from vines certified organic and farmed with biodynamic preparations. It is the estate's smallest cuvée.

A rare, taut and floral white Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Rhône Valley

The estate

Domaine de Marcoux, based in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Rhône Valley, is built on the Armenier family, documented locally since the Middle Ages. It is now run by Sophie Armenier and her son Vincent Estevenin, who looks after the vineyard while Sophie oversees the cellar. The vineyard lies mainly in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with parcels in Lirac and Côtes-du-Rhône. Committed to organic farming for several decades, the estate also applies biodynamic practices.

The vineyard

This Châteauneuf-du-Pape comes from just under one hectare of vines on the western slope of the village hill. Roussanne grows on clay, colluvium and Cretaceous limestone. Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc and Clairette complete the blend. These vines are farmed organically with biodynamic preparations. White wines account for only a small share of the appellation, which makes this cuvée rare.

Winemaking and ageing

This white Châteauneuf-du-Pape follows the estate's usual winemaking approach for its whites, based on hand harvesting into crates, chilling of the grapes, then gentle pressing. Fermentation takes place mainly in stainless steel tanks, and ageing on fine lees includes a portion in demi-muids. Malolactic fermentation is generally avoided in order to preserve freshness.

Grape varieties

Roussanne, Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc and Clairette.