Andre Brunel

Our family has been in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape region since the 17th century and has been fully committed to making wine for five generations.

As of the 17th century, the wine-making activity of our family was testified by the purchase of a vineyard plot from the Bishop of Avignon to the north of the appellation.

Numerous generations followed on, all working in the vineyards but it was only in 1954 that Lucien Brunel created the name “Le...

OUR VINEYARDS:

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The Domaine boasts 21 hectares under the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation, including 2 with whites, which are divided up into about ten segments. The largest are Farguerol to the north, Revès and Plan du Rhône to the south and Bois de la Ville at the top end of the village.

The soils vary with countless round pebbles but also sandy and clayey soils.

Ground topography: analysis of a segment with rou...

Destemming (or destalking): step which consists of separating the berries from the stalk (taking the grapes off the bunch).Keeping the stalks (referred to as the “whole” harvest) allows the wine impurities to be absorbed but an unripe stalk can give very unpleasant herbaceous aromas.

Crushing: step which consists of bursting the grapes to release the juice.

Pressuring: step which consists of pressing the grapes to recuperate the juice an...