Domaine de la Charbonnière

Domaine de la Charbonnière was bought by Eugène Maret in 1912 to please his wife, native from Chateauneuf du Pape and winemaker's daughter of the appellation. Fernand Maret, their son, inherited a part of the estate and enlarged it at the birth of the next generation, Michel. Today, Michel Maret and his two daughters Caroline and Véronique have:

• 19 hectares 50 spread out on Châteauneuf du Pape appellation;

• Nearly 6 hectares of AOP Va...

Our philosophy? Organic and sustainable raisonné grape-growing. We combine both cultures in order to let grapes thriving and to pick them in the best conditions. Also, taking care of our land is important because in fact what we are looking for is the best expression of soil “Le terroir”.

For every vintage, 90% of works are done in the vineyards. Every year, we reconsider each task to each parcel of vines because of climatic conditions, obs...

The grapes are picked by hand and sorted first in the vineyard and then in the cellar on a vibrating sorting table by at least 3 people for a good result. Respect for the terroir involves respect of the grapes resulting therefrom.

The very exact scheme of traditional fermentation observes the customs of the local appellations of origin: destemming, temperature-controlled, cap-punching, fermentation time and a host of other parameters are ad...