Chateau des Fines Roches

Vignobles Mousset Barrot
Avenue du Baron-Leroy 1, 84230 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Tel. 490 835 173
Direct sale: May - October 10.30-19.00. The rest of the year: 14.00 - 18.00
The sale takes place from Château Jas de Bressy, Route Sorgues.

The wine shop at the Chateau is owned by a family member and from here are sold wines from other family members.
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The very special buildings at Fines Roches looks like a castle from the Middle Ages or an Italian Castello and is quite unlike other buildings in Chateauneuf du Pape or Provence.
Wines named Chateau de Fines Roches or Jas de Bressy
are not made or aged inside this building.

The property has been in possesion of the Mousset family for about 70 years.
The Mousset family's first representative at Fines Roches was Louis Mousset. He also created a big negociant firm, but that firm is not connected to Chateau des Fines Roches or the family Mousset any more. - More about the Mousset family.
The owners today Catherine Mousset (married to Robert Barrot) are the third generation at the estate. Their two daughters Gaelle and Amélie are running the domain. Gaelle is in charge of the vineyards, Amélie takes care of the office and promotional matters. Gaelle's husbond Frédéric Maillet makes the wines in the cellar.
The wines are made in a very big cellar (built in the 1970'ties), situated by Route de Bedarrides (when you turn off to Fines Roches). Here wines are made from 7 different estates belonging to members of the Mousset family. When you walk along the tanks you see the producers' names on them. It's a kind of family co-operative. The wines from each estate are made quite seperately.
The photos below are from these cellars.

Fines Roches owns 5 ha. with grapes for white wine and 48 ha. for the red Chateauneuf du Pape.
In 2003 a property, Jas de Bressy, was purchased from the Trintignant family. From 5,5 ha. at this domain is made a red and a white Chateaneuf du Pape.
In AOC Cotes du Rhone and Cotes du Rhone Villages the property owns Chateau du Bois de la Garde with 63 ha. From here only red and rosé wine are produced.
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The caveau at Jas de Bressy

Amélie Barrot, Gaelle (Barot) Maillet, Frédéric Maillet and little Paul

Chateauneuf du Pape Chateau des Fines Roches
The blend is 70% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 5% Cinsault, 8% Mourvèdre and 2% Muscardin and Counoise. The average age for the vines is 40 years. 200.000 bottles are produced per year. The wine is aged for 12 months in foudres and barrels.

Fines Roches de Chateauneuf du Pape
From the best part of the harvest is made cuvée Fines Roches de Chateauneuf du Pape.
The blend of this wine is normally 75% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah.
This wine is aged in 1-3 år years old barrels for about 12 months. Production 6.000-7.000 bottles.

Chateauneuf du Pape Jas de Bressy
From 4,5 ha. with 80-years-old vines: 80% Grenache, 15% Syrah and 5% Mourvedre.
The wines is aged for about 18 months in foudres or barriques. Production: 12.000 bottles.

Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Chateau des Fines Roches
Is a blend from 50% Grenache Blanc, 20% Bourboulenc, 20% Clairette and 10% Roussanne. 20.000 bottles are made.

Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Jas de Bressy
From 1 ha. with 50% Grenache Blanc and 50% Roussanne - 60-years-old vines.
Vinificationen and ageing in 2-3 years old barriques for 9 months (sur lies).
Production 1.600 bottles.

At Bois de la Garde is made 350.000 bottles of red Cotes du Rhone. The blend is 70% Grenache, 12% Syrah, 10% Carignan, 5% Cinsault, 2% Counoise and 1% Mourvèdre. This wine is matured in tanks.