For the past two centuries Domaine La Mereuille has been situated in
the heart of the Côtes du Rhône and Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine region.
Clay soil and round, flattened stones (called "gallets") dragged
downstream by the mighty Rhone river from the foothills of the towering
Alps. Stony soil soaking up the heat of the daytime sunshine
and radiating it, releasing and returning it during the course of the night at the feet of our vines.
Our Domaine encompasses some 16 hectares of which 4 hectares are found in Châteauneuf du Pape land and a further 12 hectares in Côtes du Rhône. Our primary grape varieties ("cépages") are Grenache (80%) Cinsault (5%) Carignan (5%) Syrah (5%) Clairette et Bourboulenc (5%) of which the average age is approximately 75 years.
Hand-picked and hand-selected, the grape is vinified, transformed into
wine using traditional methods in our winehouse during a minimum of 15
days (during which the temperature is closely supervised and
controlled). After the passing of the winter months, the wine is now separated
from its lees, to mature in oak barrels (tuns) for between 24 and 30
months for our Châteauneuf du Pape wine and 6 months for our Côtes du
Rhône wines before bottling on the Domaine.
Our Châteauneuf du Pape which reaches its plenitude towards its fifth year, continues to please throughout its first decade and beyond according to the "millésime" (year) and the conditions of conservation and cellaring.
Our Côtes du Rhône rosés and whites are best savoured in their first 3 years.Download our brochure in pdf format