André Mathieu

Career André Mathieu managed the estate with Jérôme at Domaine Mathieu in Courthézon, France, from 1980 to 2014. In 1987, he took over from his father. From 2014 to the present, he has been winemaker at Domaine André Mathieu in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France, a shift made more explicit that year when he took sole charge after his brother Jérôme Mathieu left to found Domaine de Saje. That long run at Domaine Mathieu in Courthézon, France, was built on shared work and close attention to the estate’s rhythms. The handover in 1987 from his father added another layer of responsibility to a line of work already defined by stewardship. By the time he became winemaker at Domaine André Mathieu in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in 2014, he had already spent decades inside the estate’s routine, carrying forward what had been established while adjusting to a new arrangement. His cellar work changes according to whichever grape leads a given cuvée. That approach keeps the work tied to the fruit rather than to a fixed formula, with the dominant grape shaping the final balance.

Signature

André's signature wines include La Centenaire and Tradition. La Centenaire and Tradition are the clearest places where André Mathieu’s name, experience, and cellar decisions meet. They sit within a family estate built across generations, and they reflect a method that relies on listening to each cuvée rather than imposing one pattern across all wines. In that sense, the wines register both continuity and adaptation: Courthézon behind them, Châteauneuf-du-Pape in front of them, and a working approach that lets the grape lead.