The 30 hectares of Coudoulet are located just east of the vineyard of Beaucastel on the other side of the A7 motorway. For reasons that have now become obvious, Coudoulet is often considered the baby Beaucastel. The Coudoulet soil has many similarities to that of Beaucastel. It is made out of Molasse seabed covered by diluvial alpine deposits. These pebbles called “Galets Roulés” play a big role: They take in the heat during the day and let it if off slowly at night which gives a good start to the vines in the Spring.

2021 is a vintage marked by freshness, which is similar to the vintages we had in the eighties and nineties. It is also what we call a "winegrower vintage", human intervention and the care given to the vines were decisive for the quality of the vintage. Marked by climatic vagaries, with an episode of frost in April and interrupted harvest because of rain, this year has indeed required constant investment from our teams in the vineyard. Their attention and their commitment have borne their fruit: this vintage is very promising with lots of freshness and great balance.

Located to the east of the Beaucastel vineyard, Coudoulet stretches across 30 hectares within the Côtes du Rhône appellation. Its terroir of Miocene marine molasse topped with an Alpine diluvium of rolled pebbles, identical to that of Châteauneuf du Pape, gives the wine a unique identity. The hand harvested grapes are carefully sorted, then undergo whole berry heating to 80°C before being cooled to 20°C, followed by a 12 day maceration in concrete tanks. The juices are then pressed and blended variety by variety after malolactic fermentation, before ageing for 6 months in oak foudres, revealing all the elegance and depth of this great Rhône wine.

Beautiful limpid-garnet red colour with shiny reflections. Elegant and subtle, the nose reveals seductive aromas of fresh red berries. All in freshness and balance, the mouth shows beautiful red fruit along with a delicate tannic structure perfectly integrated. The finish continues on the same beautiful balance.