Paul Jaboulet-Aîné : Domaine de Terre Ferme 2016

An opulent and rich Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine

The estate

Paul Jaboulet-Aîné, the infamous reference among Northern Rhône Valley wines, was founded in 1834 in Tain L'Hermitage. The renowned oenologist and winemaker, Caroline Frey, has been running this illustrious house, owned by the Frey family, since 2006. Maison Paul Jaboulet Aîné watches over 125 hectares of vines that spread over exceptional appellations such as Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, Hermitage, Cornas, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu and Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise.

The vineyard

The Frey family acquired Domaine de la Terre Ferme in 2007, with the ambition of elevating its reputation and thus making it a standard among great Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines. Subsequent to a major reorganisation of the vineyard, the first vintage of Paul Jaboulet-Aîné's Domaine de Terre Ferme was produced in 2008.

The vines are planted on stony terroirs composed of pebbles, depending on the plot, on clay, sand, gravelly soil and also sandy-loamy marl.

The blend

Grenache

Mourvèdre