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Chateau Raspail /
Chateau Saint-Jean
Owner: Christian Meffre
Address: Le Colombier 84190 Gigondas
Tel. 490 65 88 93
Direct sale: Monday - Friday 8.00-12.00 and 13.30-17.30
Email: chateau.raspail@wanadoo.fr
Website: http://www.chateauraspail.com
Gabriel
Meffre was born in a wine grower family, but no one could foresee that he -
when he founded a negociantfirm in 1936 - would become the owner of the
biggest amount of hectares of AOC-vines in France - more than 900 ha -
before his disease in 1987.
After the disease of Gabriel
Meffre his empire was divided between his inheritants.
His
daughter Sylvette - married Brechet - became the owner of Chateau
de Vaudieu in Chateauneuf du Pape.
His
son Christian Meffre inherited Chateau Raspail
together with other properties:
Chateau de Ruth (St. Cécile-les-Vignes), Chateau Saint Jean (Travaillan)
and Domaine de Valori (Courthezon).
Chateau
Raspail
Covers 43 ha. of Gigondas.
Gigondas
60% Grenache, 30%
Syrah og 10% Mourvedre.
Aged in tanks
Chateau
de Ruth
This domain covers 110 ha. Cotes du Rhone.
Chateau
Saint Jean
No less than 140 ha. belong
to this property.
Chateauneuf du Pape
90% Grenache and 10% Syrah
Cotes du Rhone Village Plan de Dieu
80% Grenache, 15% Syrah and 5% Carignan.
Cotes du Rhone
80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 5% Mourvedre and 5% Carignan.
Domaine de Valori
8,5 ha in AOC Chateauneuf du Pape.
The wine from here is probably blended with the Chateauneuf du Pape from Saint
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