Domaine de la Vieille Julienne is an icon of the region. It is helmed by the hugely respected vigneron, Jean-Paul Dauman, who took over from his father in 1992 and has since become one of the most revered, inventive and respected producers in France. He is a thoughtful, intelligent and deeply caring vigneron, managing the beautiful estate of like a philosopher or poet. Daumen farms 20ha of biodynamic Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with an average vine age of 70 years. Even the Cotes-du-Rhone bottling is a stone's-throw distance from his Châteauneuf-du-Pape vines, so it is no surprise that every wine with the Vieille Julienne label is at the highest level of the appellations.

ALCOHOL IN VOLUME : 16%
GRAPE VARIETIES : 85% Grenache 10% Syrah, 5% Cinsault
VINEYARD : 1,5 hectares (3,7 acres)
SOIL : Mixture formation and Miocene/Helvetian alluvial
Villafranchian terrases, modern post-wurviennes alluvium
– Mainly yellow sand mixed with clay and limestone,
North facing terrasses.
AVERAGE AGE : over 100 years