This place had great wines as well as a great winery. I saw so much history and passion as I was…read morewalking through the winery. The wine tasting was great and so was everyone that was helping us. It's great to have people that treat you like friends rather than customers. Great experience!

Was truly looking forward to visiting the winery is one of my favorites. Hostess was ridiculous…read morewanted to charge us 20 euros a piece unless we brought a bottle. Then preceded to send us down to the wine cellar without escort. Are wine tasting, she blew though it and rushed us out the door. Big fail.

Not often do you get to try a wine like this by the glass. I guess Comme Chez Soi's clientele are…read morerich enough and frequent enough where great bottles can be opened and consumed by an array of people coming through. Luckily for me, I came in at the point where there was just a little bit more than a glass left. Score Chateauneuf du Pape is already a small region as it is; Beaucastel is a small player with their white wine lot being under 10 hectares of planting. Rousanne is the major player in the mix with Granache Blanc, Picardan, Clariette, Bourboulenc, all region specific grapes to finish. A very golden color, floral, honey, stonee fruit and a bit salty from the minerality. Certainly one of the more unique and intriguing wines I've tasted

This wine tasting was amazing! Our host was so knowledgable and her English was so easy to…read moreunderstand. The best wine tasting we had in Chateauneuf du pape. Because they do not represent a single producer, they are able to find the best products and really focus on great wine. And the ambiance in the cave was incredible. If you are in Chateauneuf du pape for wine tasting, you must go!

We had an incredible wine tasting at Les Caves St. Charles on a recent visit to…read moreChâteauneuf-du-Pape. The area has such a rich wine growing history with so many different wine styles to sample. We couldn't believe that Les Caves offers FREE 60-minute wine tastings, and scheduling could not be easier on Les Caves' user-friendly website. We arrived and were greeted by a lovely, knowledgeable woman who enthusiastically guided us downstairs into an intimate, private tasting room. Les Caves has several private tasting rooms, each below ground and designed as mini caves. For an hour our host guided us through six different local wines, each distinctive in style. At the conclusion, we were free to exit Les Caves owing nothing. Of course, we bought a mixed case of fantastic wine that can't be purchased in the U.S. Les Caves was a highlight of our visit to this legendary wine growing region.

I loved each winery that I visited in Chateauneuf du Pape but Clos du Mont Olivet was probably my…read morefavorite. We did not get a tour of the winery because the place was busy with harvesting but still had a wonderful time. David was such a great host and provided us with great stories about the generation of wine making in his family. David was friendly and very hilarious. The red wines were very intense, complex, and probably one of the better reds that I've tasted in the area. This is a must visit when you're wine tasting.

Amazing experience…read more I went here on a whim after a tour in the area and I wasn't expecting the quality of food that we were given. I mean from the get go the servers were super welcoming and our big group settled in at a long table inside. We were advised that you basically will pick an appetizer, entree and then a dessert. I went with the Burrata, Risotto and the Tout Chocolat. Im not a salad man but I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked the appetizer. I can always use greens so I appreciated that on the side with the creamy burrata and some sort of breadstick that went with it. It had like a Rasberry glaze that was really tasty. Now the Risotto I admittedly didn't realize was Vegan. I think I saw Risotto and just moved on to dessert after...However it was still amazing. The veggies were fresh and pasta itself tasted really good. The dish actually had a lighter vibe to it but I wasn't mad it. Finally the Tout Chocolate was tastier then I thought it was going to be. You see Popcorn on the menu and kind of question it but the crunch oddly works. The chocolate portion of the dessert alone is good enough but something about the popcorn just worked...I can't really say anymore than that haha I would definitely come back here again if I had the opportunity. It would of been even more magical if we had sat outside...

We just spent two weeks in France and this was easily our best meal of the trip. The setting is…read moreunreal with a view of the Pope Palace. The service was over the top, I think we had 4 people with different responsibilities serving us. The he apps, the meal, etc was all great. The deserts were just amazing, Pieces of art! And then the price was reasonable, just a great value. Do it!

This was recommended to me by a good friend who knows his wine. Said Pegau is his favorite and I…read morehad to go there if I'm Châteauneuf-du-Pape. I went. I'm a believer. Wow! Blew me away. Really. That doesn't happen often. We drove up what looked like a residential street following our GPS and pulled in. No one was around, tasting room not open. But In a moment, someone came out, opened up and let us in when Sebastian came and introduced himself. He apologized for his English, which got better the longer we stayed. He was fabulous!! He poured us some tastings including a vertical of 3 years to let us taste the effects of the yearly harvest variations. We drank some really good wine. Fabulous wine. Since we were the only ones there, he took us into cellar and gave us full exposure. Loved it! Always loved Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines but now I have a new favorite. Can't wait to pop the bottles I bought!

This was one of our favorite tasting rooms during our visit and we were so surprised by how…read morereasonable the prices were (granted the Euro is quite weak vs. the dollar right now). The gentleman that helped us was pretty friendly and didn't mind speaking English to us. We got to taste a bunch of the wines. Tasting was free as is with most of the wineries (I guess Cali is an exception?). We really thought the wines at Pegau really suited our palate. Another tasting room described their wines as more "animalistic"? Have no idea what that means but I guess we love animalistic wines?! We didn't end up buying a wine from Chateauneuf du Pape but did buy their value priced wine from the Cote du Rhone for like 10 Euros. Here's a description of the 2013 wine from a website i found: NV Domaine du Pégau "Plan Pégau" Red Blend, France Inky garnet in color, this wine smells of garrigue, violets, and cassis. In the mouth thick powdery tannins wrap firmly around flavors of barnyard, cassis, licorice, black cherry and loamy earth. The barnyard flavor lingers in the finish with a hint of leather. An odd blend of Grenache, Syrah, Merlot, Alicante, Aramon Noir, and Carignan. 13.5% alcohol. Score: between 8.5 and 9. http://www.vinography.com/archives/2014/11/the_dark_queen_of_chteauneuf-d.html

The somms a Benu never steer me wrong, their introduction of various Chateauneuf du Pape wines have…read moremostly been revelatory. Deux Ex Machina from Clos St Jean. Grenache and Mouvedre are combined to create a fantastically complex red which importantly pairs perfectly with Corey Lee's progressive cuisine. For such a small area, Chateauneuf seems to create a great amount of superb wine and Clos St Jean dies its job to uphold that

Wonderful modern style CdP. To me this is top rank. The white 2015 had an extraordinary…read morefloral/mineral bouquet , was palate grabbing and sensuous, and the finish like a caress. Combes and Deus even better. I bought some for my USA flight back, but I could not pack enough to suit my wants. 2015 great, and 2016 even better.

My family had an absolutely amazing tour/tasting today with Julie!!!!! She was extraordinaire. She…read morehad not only knowledge about the wines but a sincere infectious passion about the wine and region. I would HIGHLY recommend going to taste at Chateau de la Gardine! Thank you Julie for a perfect memory and experience to last a lifetime!

We had a tour and tasting at this Château, and it was the highlight of our visit to…read moreChâteauneuf-du-Pape. We began on the front porch of the Château, which overlooks the Rhone valley. To the left we could see the Pope's Château that gave the region its name. Straight ahead, the winding Rhone river glimmered in the morning sun. And to the right we saw another castle, Chateau de Lercs, the former summer home of the pope before he moved up the mountain. Movad grapes grow in the limestone hills surrounding the Château. Just beside the house, the soil is sandy with some rock, so it's planted with syrah. White grapes flourish in the more sandy soil. This family has 40 hectares in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, only red and white grapes. The Château de la Gardine Home and winery is halfway between the two Pope's castles, and is called Gardine because it was the original guard tower the Romans built to guard the village. The house was built in the 18th century around the tower, and was owned my the abbey of Avignon until Gaston Brunelle bought the home and vineyard after World War II. Gaston was an ambitious and knowledgeable marketer, and in 1950 he became the first Châteauneuf de Pape winemaker to export to the United States. Today, Canada and Europe is big for Chateau de la Gardine, and half of their sales are to high end restaurants in France.Their total production is 180,000 bottles from their 54 hectares of vineyards. This is a relatively Low production per hectare because the vines are an average of 50 years old. As lovers of fine wines know, this results in less fruit, more concentration, and a bold and complex wine when the vinyeron is skilled. On the day we visited, the Chateau was bottling wine. Their own special bottle shape is not perfectly round, so it needs special handling. The chateau's bottling machine handles only 3000 bottles per hour, which is slower than most. Chateau de la Gardine Bottles were handmade until the 1950s. Today they are made with a mold, and they change it every 5 years to prevent forgeries. First we tasted the Château St roche cotes du Rhone. This rich table wine has a cherry flavor with sour finish. Guillame shared with us that he is playing a part in growing a new appellation, Rasteau, which was classified as a cru in 2010. The Rasteau is from a higher area on the mountains and is fermented in only concrete tanks with 75 percent grenache and 25 percent Syrah. It has a lot of fruit expression and a fresh, spicy flavor with minerality on the finisher. Named after the first Brunel owner of the Chateau de la Gardine, Gaston Philippe their highest end wine. It is aged in large wood vats then in new oak. We absolutely loved this wine and brought home several bottles to share with friends and family. This chateau is just beautiful and I highly recommend a visit!