Château Mont-Redon makes red and white Rhône wines from Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes du Rhône and Lirac.
The producer
Château Mont-Redon is a Plantin family estate making red and white wines under Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes du Rhône and Lirac labels. The current fourth generation includes winemaker Pierre Fabre. The property has plateau pebbles, safres and urgonian limestones, and uses optical sorting machines to remove unripe and damaged grapes. Its red wines include barrel-aged lots, while the whites are vinified in stainless steel and aged on fine lees.
Known for
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rhône range
Notable facts
The estate is managed by the fourth generation of the Plantin family through the Abeille-Fabre heirs, with Pierre Fabre as winemaker.
The Châteauneuf-du-Pape property includes plateau pebbles, safres and urgonian limestones.
The estate acquired its Côtes-du-Rhône vineyard in 1980.
The estate acquired its Lirac vineyard in 1997.
The story
Henri Plantin Expands the Vineyard
Henri Plantin drove Château Mont-Redon's early expansion. The estate began with 2.5 hectares of vines scattered across the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation. By 1972, the vineyard had reached 72 hectares. The growth came through Plantin's drive and vision. He turned a dispersed beginning into a much larger vineyard estate, keeping Châteauneuf-du-Pape at its center. The expansion took place within one family line, which now reaches the fourth Plantin generation through the Abeille-Fabre heirs. Pierre Fabre is its winemaker.
From the atlas
Château Mont-Redon
At A Glance
Field
Detail
Region
Rhône Valley
Appellations
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes-du-Rhône and Lirac
Range
Red and white wines
Signature wine
Château Mont-Redon Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Defining feature
100 hectares of contiguous vineyard in Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The Producer
Château Mont-Redon is a Rhône estate with red and white wines from Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes du Rhône and Lirac. Its named Châteauneuf-du-Pape red is Château Mont-Redon Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The range also includes Mont-Redon Côtes du Rhône Réserve Rouge, Château Mont-Redon Lirac, Mont-Redon Côtes du Rhône Réserve Blanc and Château Mont-Redon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc.
Henri Plantin acquired the property in 1923, before the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation was created in 1936. The estate is now run by the fourth generation of the Plantin family through the Abeille-Fabre heirs, with Pierre Fabre as winemaker.
Place
The range follows three Rhône appellations. Châteauneuf-du-Pape is the estate's principal address, while Côtes-du-Rhône and Lirac provide separate appellation names for other bottles. The estate acquired its Côtes-du-Rhône vineyard in 1980 and its Lirac vineyard in 1997.
The Châteauneuf-du-Pape property includes plateau pebbles, safres, which are compact sand, and urgonian limestones. These ground types differ in drainage and heat retention, giving the vines several physical conditions for ripening and giving the wines a range of site influences within one appellation.
Wines
The red range includes Château Mont-Redon Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Mont-Redon Côtes du Rhône Réserve Rouge and Château Mont-Redon Lirac. Approximately half of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape red and one third of the Lirac are barrel aged in 20% new oak for 12 months before being blended back into tank.
The white range includes Mont-Redon Côtes du Rhône Réserve Blanc and Château Mont-Redon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc. The appellation names separate the bottles by source, while the red and white wines give the estate two distinct styles within the range.
In The Glass
The Châteauneuf-du-Pape red shows dark fruit, a silky texture and a supple, refined finish. The texture gives the wine a smooth presence through the palate, while the finish keeps its refined character.
The white wines are vinified in stainless steel and aged on fine lees for 5 months without malolactic conversion. The ageing method preserves acidity and keeps the white wines' cellar treatment clearly separate from the red programme.
A Bottle To Understand It
Choose Château Mont-Redon Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It is the estate's red bottle named for the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation, distinct from Mont-Redon Côtes du Rhône Réserve Rouge and Château Mont-Redon Lirac. The full producer and appellation name appear together on the label, placing the wine directly within the estate's principal Rhône address.
Final Word
Château Mont-Redon joins a Châteauneuf-du-Pape estate with red and white wines carrying the names Côtes du Rhône and Lirac, under the management of the fourth Plantin generation.