Michel Marets 23 hectare estate, Domaine de la Charbonniere, is producing better and better wines every year and now ranks in the top echelon of Châteauneuf-du-Pape producers. And now both his daughters are working on the vineyard, always improving the quality of this domaine, which has a large number of small parcels located in the four different sectors of the appellation with a very high average vine age.

These are classic, textbook Chateauneuf-du-Papes. The wines are pure, rich, complex, and while approachable young, will age well for 10 to 15 years. Robert Parker