Challenging the conventions of Châteauneuf-du-Pape...
Stephan Brun-Avril, owner and winemaker at Domaine Juliette Avril
(Image credit: Matt Walls)
Occasionally people ask me if I can recommend a light Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
It’s a bit like asking a zookeeper if he has any slim hippos or short-necked giraffes.
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A fresh and aromatic style of white Châteauneuf. Pale and almost white in colour. Aromas of white flowers and star fruit, as well as green...
2025
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Domaine Juliette AvrilChâteauneuf-du-Pape
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A floral, violet-scented style of pure Grenache with bright raspberry aromas. It's round on the palate, with 15% alcohol but you don’t feel it as...
2022
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Domaine Juliette AvrilChâteauneuf-du-Pape
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Menthol, eucalyptus and violets on the nose. This is very fresh, with high acidity for a Châteauneuf and very fine tannins. There's a gentle roundness;...
2021
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Domaine Juliette AvrilChâteauneuf-du-Pape
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Good wealth of blackberry and cassis fruit, providing fresh aromas. Rounded, medium-bodied, has some concentration but is still quite compact. Ripe, furry tannins. No huge...
2024
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Domaine Juliette AvrilChâteauneuf-du-Pape
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Fresh and savoury with a touch of tobacco and smoke. Fresh blackberry flavours, and they're not overripe like some from this terroir. This has surprising...
2024
RhôneFrance
Domaine Juliette AvrilCôtes du Rhône Villages
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Strawberry, cherry, raspberry make for vibrant aromas. It's only light-to medium-bodied, with good acidity, making it refreshing and bright. Just a touch unripe on the...
2024
RhôneFrance
Domaine Juliette AvrilCairanne
Matt Walls is an award-winning freelance wine writer and consultant, contributing regular articles to various print and online titles including Decanter, where he is a contributing editor. He has particular interest in the Rhône Valley; he is chair of the Rhône panel at the Decanter World Wine Awards and is the owner of travel and events company www.rhoneroots.com.
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