Domaine de Marcoux, Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes, 2015 Celebration 2024 the organic Anjou estate run

the organic Anjou estate run by sisters Anne and Marie Guegniard in the Layon valley south of Angers

Richard Fouquet

is a powerful yet refined wine built for the long haul

Carl August Immich looked at a wall of rock too steep to plant and decided to blast it apart with explosives

This is rose Champagne with real substance and an almost red-wine character

Domaine de Marcoux, Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes, 2015 Celebration 2024 the organic Anjou estate runThe rich, opulent side of Chateauneuf, done with finesse. Domaine de Marcoux, run by the Armenier sisters, was an early adopter of biodynamic practices in the southern Rhone (certified organic since 1991; biodynamic in practice, not Demeter certified) and remains one of the appellation's benchmark estates, farming organically since 1991. Their Vieilles Vignes comes from old vine Grenache, and 2015 was a warm, generous vintage that gave this wine deep,