Domaine du Pere Caboche

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Domaine du Pere Caboche S.C.E.A Jean-Pierre Boisson Owner: Jean Pierre Boisson Address: Route de Courthézon, 84231 Chateauneuf du Pape Cedex. Tel. 490 837 144 Direct sale: caveau Rue Joseph Ducos 1 10.00-19.00. (March - November) Tel. 490 835 066 Homepage http://www.jpboisson.com/ E-mail
	The caveau in the center of the town

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	Jean Pierre Boisson is a very active politician For severeal years he has been mayor of Chateauneuf du Pape. He is Président de la Chambre d'Agriculture de Vaucluse He is often a member of commissions about agriculturel or rural issues. Now he has given much responsability for the domaine to his son and daughter, Nicolas and Emilie Boisson.
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The history of the domain goes back to at least 1652, when it was owned by the Chambellan family. This family also owned the property in 1777 when a daughter from the place married Louis Boisson and in this way connected the Boisson family with the property. The Boissons also worked as blacksmiths in the town and got from this the nickname "Caboche" (derives from the old Provencal word for horseshoe nails). This name was consequently chosen for the property (Domaine Pere Caboche).

Today the property owns 70 hectares and produces red and white Chateauneuf du Pape, Cotes du Rhone Villages, Cotes du Rhone and Vin du Pay de Vaucluse.

Nicolas and Emilie Boisson

A great responsability rests on the shoulders of Emilie Boisson

Only foudres are used at the domain - no barrels.

The red Chateauneuf du Pape is made from 70% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 7% Mourvèdre and 8% Cinsault, Counoise, Muscardin, Vaccarèse and Terret Noir. It's aged in foudres for 1-2 years depending of the vintage.
The white Chateauneuf du Pape is made from 40% Bourboulenc, 25% Clairette, 25% Grenache Blanc and 10% Rousanne and Picpoul.

From fields in La Crau with very old vines (some more than 100 years) is madr a red Cuvée Elisabeth Chambellan. The blend for this wine is 60% Grenache, 25% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre and 5% Cinsault, Counoise, Muscardin, Vaccarèse and Terret Noir. Basicly it's vinified like Cuvée Tradition.

The red Cotes du Rhone is made from 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah and 10% Cinsault.
It's a wine to enjoy young and best within 5 years.

From 15 hectares in Clairefontaine in Gard, a property purchaced in 1993 is made a red Cotes du Rhone Village from 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 5% Cinsault and 5% Carignan.

Red: 50% Grenache, 30% Syrah and for the rest Cinsault, Carignan, Caladoc and Marselan.
Rosé: 100% Carignan.
White: 100% Saugvignon Blanc.