Domaine Durieu

 

Region: Rhône, Southern

 

Place: Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine Durieu came about through a marriage.  Paul Durieu founded the estate in1976 after inheriting vineyards from his mother, Lucile Avril.  From that time he has gradually built up the estate by planting new vines and building a new cave.

Paul has now retired and the business is run by his sons, Vincent who is responsible for the vineyards and making the wine and François who is responsible for marketing and management.  He is assisted by their sister, Blandine

 The ‘cave’ was created in 1976, with Châteauneuf-du-Pape grapes coming from the family Avril and Plan de Dieu grapes coming from the family Durieu.

 Planted with very old vines undoubtedly going back to the First World War but also with younger vines, the vineyard offers a complete range of style from Ventoux, through Côtes du Rhône and Côtes du Rhône villages to Châteauneuf-du-Pape.