Domaine Font de Courtedune - Châteauneuf-du-Pape rouge 2023

Rich and deep, it exudes the aroma of strawberry jam. This indulgent quality is reflected in a full-bodied yet powerful wine, with an unusually masculine character. As it breathes, the finesse of the vintage comes into its own in this wine still in the aging process. (RVF Magazine No. 695 - November 2025)

Located in Courthézon, Font de Courtedune was founded in 1997—after years of delivering grapes to the cooperative winery—by the father of Caroline and Frédéric Charlier, the brother and sister who now run the estate. Over the past thirty years, this unassuming estate has become one of Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s most reliable producers. Caroline and Frédéric joined the estate in 2001 and took over in 2010, following their father’s passing. While Frédéric tends to the vineyards, Caroline manages the winemaking in the cellar. Staying true to tradition, she vinifies with the stems and ages the wine in concrete tanks. Whether IGP, Côtes-du-Rhône, or Châteauneuf—a nearly pure Grenache from the Safre sector—all the wines here share the same guiding principle: finesse and purity, and nothing else.