Domaine de Marcoux - Châteauneuf-du-Pape rouge 2022
98/100 Coup de Cœur
RVF
97/100
Bettane & Desseauve
95/100
Robert Parker
94/100
Jeb Dunnuck
"A benchmark for the appellation, combining complexity and elegance."
The Châteauneuf Du Pape 2022 is an excellent example of the vintage and has a lovely style, fragrant and incredibly Provençal in its aromas and flavors of red fruit, savory garrigue, spices, and pepper. With medium-bodied richness, a balanced and elegant palate, and ripe tannins, it is already enjoyable today, but given its balance and the quality of its tannins, it will shine for 10 to 15 years if stored properly. [...] This is one of the best classic vintages I can remember and deserves to be among the purchases to be made without hesitation." (Jeb Dunnuck 2024)
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Eye
Deep, vibrant purple color
Nose
Subtle and refined, with beautiful expressions of intense black fruit, wild blackberry, garrigue, and pepper.
Mouth
Concentrated and rich, beautiful density, chocolate, kirsch, and licorice notes, already accessible with silky tannins, beautiful length.
Serve
At 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2034
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with lamb stew, duck breast with porcini mushrooms and chestnuts, Rossini tournedos, rabbit stew, hare stew...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2026 guide) 97/100
Rated estate (2026 guide) 4 stars (Producers of very high quality, those who are the pride of French vineyards)
About the estate:
A historic reference in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, this iconic estate was long run by the Armenier sisters, who raised it to the top of the appellation. Today, Vincent Estevin, Sophie's son, continues the family tradition with the same high standards. Biodynamics remains at the heart of the approach, with meticulous care taken with each plot of the vineyard. The range is based around four cuvées: a fresh Côtes-du-Rhône, a full-bodied and structured white, and two reds with strong personalities. The Vieilles Vignes cuvée impresses with its restrained power and masterful balance, while the Tradition cuvée remains the flagship of this model estate, which shines through the precision, depth, and energy of its great terroir wines.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated (2024 guide) 95/100 (Extraordinary wine)
Rated estate (2024 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About wine:
This year, Sophie Armenier produced only one cuvée, incorporating old vines into this blend. However, the 2022 Châteauneuf du Pape from Domaine de Marcoux reveals a deep and complex bouquet of spices, chocolate, wild black berries, and garrigue, complemented by delicate notes of tapenade. Medium-bodied to full-bodied, round and concentrated, it is rich without being heavy, framed by a fleshy core of fruit, a soft and enveloping mid-palate, and ending with a long, salty finish. Given the challenges posed by the vintage, particularly the significant mildew in the vineyard affecting yields, this wine is a great success. Bravo! It is a blend of 85% Grenache Noir and a mixture of Mourvèdre, Syrah, and Cinsault, all aged in a combination of casks, concrete vats, barrels, and amphorae.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rating (2026 guide) 98/100 Favorite
Rated estate (2026 guide) 3 stars (These represent the excellence of French vineyards. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wine is always a magical moment.)
About the estate:
Led by Sophie Armenier and Vincent Estevenin, the Marcoux estate has established itself at the top of the appellation. The wines possess a rare naturalness and depth, with energy and power on the palate that are achieved without any artificial aging techniques. These great classic wines, marked by the influence of ripe Grenache grapes, age beautifully. Despite their high maturity, all the vintages have found their balance and appear less warm than in the past, gaining in minerality and salinity.
Jeb Dunnuck
Wine rated (2024 guide) 94/100
Rated estate (2024 guide) Recommended
About wine:
The Châteauneuf Du Pape 2022 is an excellent example of the vintage and has a lovely style, fragrant and incredibly Provençal in its aromas and flavors of red fruit, savory garrigue, spices, and pepper. With a medium-bodied richness, a balanced and elegant palate, and ripe tannins, it is already enjoyable today, but given its balance and the quality of its tannins, it will shine for 10 to 15 years if stored properly. The blend is composed of 80% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre, 7% Syrah, and 3% Cinsault, vinified entirely in concrete and aged almost entirely in concrete vats. There is no Vieilles Vignes in the vintage due to hail and low yields caused by drought. I therefore suspect that this cuvée has benefited from the inclusion of some truly excellent fruit that would normally have been used for the Vieilles Vignes. This is one of the best classic cuvées I can remember and deserves to be among the purchases to be made without hesitation.