2012 Domaine de la Charbonniere Chateauneuf du pape Vielles Vignes zenato-azienda-vitivinicola After travelling the length and

After travelling the length and breadth of the region Alejandro finally found what he was looking for: high-quality

The wine was not château-bottled until 1972 and in 1975 the property was sold to Guy Tesseron

and over the years the Lavals have traded parcels of land whenever possible in order to assemble larger blocks of vines

Francisco Ferreira (head of agricultural management) and Francisco Olazabal (oenologist)

2012 Domaine de la Charbonniere Chateauneuf du pape Vielles Vignes zenato-azienda-vitivinicola After travelling the length andEugene Maret the grandfather of Michel Maret bought the property in 1912 as a gift for his wife who was the daughter of a wine grower in the area. His son Fernand Maret enlarged the estate. In 1973 Michel Maret took over the property as third generation. He was the one who named the estate Domaine de la Charbonnire from the lieu dit around the domain. The name means the area of charcoal burning. The fourth generation Veronique and Caroline have both