Domaine de la Solitude

Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC Vin de la Solitude Blanc

This wine is a tribute to Florent's ancestor Paul Martin, one of the first French Vignerons to sell his wine in glass bottles! in the 18th century his wines appeared under this label, simply stating “Vin de la Solitude.”

A complex nose of candied fruits, gingerbread and brioche. The palate is broad and smooth with a stone fruit prolile and a wonderful, mineral-appointed final that runs for miles. Serve at 10-12ºC.

"Another brilliant white from this estate, the 2023 Châteauneuf Du Pape Vin De La Solitude Blanc checks in as 60% Clairette and 20% each Grenache Blanc and Roussanne. Its medium gold hue is followed by a Burgundian-like bouquet of orchard fruits, white flowers, and chalky minerality. As with many of Florent’s whites, it has a terrific sense of reduction as well as medium body, a pure, layered, elegant mouthfeel, and integrated acidity." -Jeb Dunnuck, 96 points

"Beautifully detailed nose with peppery freshness. Intense, with fine tannins, gently saline and not overly marked by wood this year - lovely drinkability. This is excellent and based on a recipe belonging to an ancestor of the Lançon family. It's unusual in its proportion of Counoise; with it are co-fermented Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Roussanne, Clairette Rose and Grenache Blanc. Aged in three-year-old barriques. No filtration or fining." - 95 Decanter