Robertparker.com
"The 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc was being bottled on the day I visited last summer, so my note is based on a sample pulled from the bottling tank. Aged in 40% new French oak, it's toasty and leesy, a plush, opulent style that faithfully reflects the vintage. It's full-bodied and loaded with pineapple fruit, which may be a bit much for some tasters, but it finishes soft, pure and harmonious, a lovely effort." 90-92 points
Om tidligere årgange
Robertparker.com
"Another successful year for Charbonnière's white, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc features notes of citrus zest and white peaches. A blend of 40% each Grenache Blanc and Roussanne, with 20% Clairette, it's medium to full-bodied, silky, gently expansive and generous, with excellent balance and harmony." 92 points
Robertparker.com
"A blend of 40% each Grenache Blanc and Roussanne with 20% Clairette, the 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc is an easy-drinking, lush wine. Twenty percent was fermented and matured in new oak, but it's hardly noticeable, as the wine gives off scents of pineapple and guava, then adds zesty-briny notes on the finish." 90 points
Robertparker.com
"The 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc is a medium-bodied, nicely textured, elegant and fruit-forward beauty that shows the richness and depth of the vintage. It offers classy notes of spiced apples, buttered pineapple and hints of flowers in a pure, clean, balanced package, and will shine for 3-4 years, if not longer. The blend is 40% Roussanne, 40% Grenache Blanc and 20% Clairette, and it was aged in a combination of new barrels and stainless steel tanks." 90 points
Om Domaine de la Charbonnière
At nogen af verdens bedste vine kommer fra Chateauneuf du Pape er ingen hemmelighed længere. En af områdets lidt oversete perler er Domaine de la Charbonnière (kulsvierens domæne!) med ejeren Michel Maret i spidsen, ledsaget af de to døtre Veronique og Caroline, der langsomt er ved at overtage den daglige drift af et domæne, der laver klassiske og fyldige vine med stort lagringspotentiale.
Domaine de la Charbonnière råder over 17,5 ha. Chateauneuf du Pape og derudover 4 ha. AOC Vacqueyras. Der fremstilles ikke mindre end 4 udgaver af rød Chateauneuf du Pape samt en hvid Chateauneuf du Pape og normalt kun 1 Vacqueyras.
