Classic galet roulé soils of Gadagne

 

Xavier Anglès of Domaine du Bois de Saint Jean with a stone borne papale once used by the Avignon Popes to claim ownership of a vineyard

 

The village’s full name is Châteauneuf de Gadagne, but AOC Châteauneuf-du-Pape (only 15km away) insisted only they should use the word ‘Châteauneuf’ on the label.

 

Terroir is similar to Chateauneuf-du-Pape; the bruyère à Balaï only grows in these two places

 

Céline and Sylvain Boussier of Domaine de la Chapelle