Domaine la Cabotte

Biodynamic Côtes-du-Rhône and Châteauneuf-du-Pape from a small, influential Rhône Valley estate.

Country: France
Region: Rhône Valley
Sub-Region: Vaucluse
Farming: Biodynamic, Demeter Certified
Terroir: 30 hectares on the Massif d'Uchaux plateau in Mondragon, plus 1.5 hectares in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Vineyards sit at 165 metres on chalky limestone and gravelly loam, with altitude and sun exposure creating a cooler microclimate that preserves natural acidity.

La Cabotte takes its name from the small stone shelters vineyard workers once used for tools and shade across the Southern Rhône. Marie-Pierre d'Ardhuy-Plumet and her husband Éric Plumet run the estate, which her father Gabriel d'Ardhuy acquired in 1980.

Farmed biodynamically under Demeter certification, the estate uses the lunar calendar to guide vineyard treatments, with low yields maintained through aggressive pruning and green harvests. Grapes are sorted twice, destemmed and fermented with indigenous yeasts, then aged in stainless steel and bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Current Wines

2024 Côtes-du-Rhône 'Colline' Grenache Blanc / Clairette / Viognier
2023 Côtes du Rhône Villages 'Sauvageonne' Viognier
2023 Côtes-du-Rhône 'Colline' Grenache / Syrah / Mourvèdre
2023 Massif d'Uchaux 'Gabriel' Grenache / Syrah
2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape VV Grenache / Syrah