The Places · France
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Made By profiles 11 places in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, spanning winery, modern provençal fine dining — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Winery
Chateau Rayas
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
Chateau Rayas is among Châteauneuf-du-Pape's most scrutinised addresses, held up across the wine world as a reference point for what pure, old-vine Grenache can achieve in this southern Rhône appellation. Under winemaker Emmanuel Reynaud, the domaine holds a Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating for 2025. Allocation is tight, critical attention is intense, and its wines consistently anchor debates about terroir expression in the region.
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02.Winery
Domaine La Barroche
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
Domaine La Barroche is a Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer under winemaker Julien Barrot, working from a first vintage of 2003 and earning Pearl 5 Star Prestige recognition in 2025. The domaine operates within the southern Rhône's demanding terroir tradition, producing wines that have drawn serious collector attention. Based on the Chemin du Clos in the heart of the appellation, it represents one of the region's more closely watched addresses.
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03.Winery
Clos des Papes
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
Clos Des Papes is one of Châteauneuf-du-Pape's most consistently referenced domaines, led by winemaker Paul-Vincent Avril and recognised with a Pearl 4 Star Prestige award in 2025. The estate works across the appellation's permitted varieties, producing both red and white wines that sit in the upper tier of the appellation's comparable set. Visitors planning a southern Rhône itinerary will find it a logical anchor point for the village.
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04.Winery
Domaine du Vieux Donjon
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
Domaine du Vieux Donjon has produced wine from its Litteau estate since 1979, with winemaker Lucien Michel overseeing a program that earned a Pearl 4 Star Prestige rating in 2025. The domaine occupies the quieter, producer-focused end of French wine, where terroir expression and vineyard longevity carry more weight than public visibility. It rewards the visitor prepared to seek it out.
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05.Winery
Domaine Charvin
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
Domaine Charvin operates from the limestone and clay soils north of Orange, where Laurent Charvin produces Châteauneuf-du-Pape in a style that prioritises site expression over intervention. Recognised with a Pearl 4 Star Prestige rating in 2025, the domaine sits among the appellation's smaller, allocation-driven producers whose bottles circulate more through specialist importers than retail shelves.
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06.Winery
Domaine du Pegau
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
Domaine du Pegau has been producing Châteauneuf-du-Pape since its first vintage in 1987, with Laurence Feraud overseeing a program built around extended aging and traditional blending. The domaine holds a Pearl 4 Star Prestige rating for 2025. Located at 15 Avenue Impériale, it sits among the appellation's most closely watched producers for old-vine Grenache-led assemblage.
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07.Winery
Domaine Pierre Usseglio
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
Domaine Pierre Usseglio has shaped Châteauneuf-du-Pape since its first vintage in 1949, with winemaker Thierry Usseglio carrying the estate into its eighth decade of production. A 2025 Pearl 4 Star Prestige award places it among the appellation's most recognised addresses. The domaine draws serious collectors and visitors who come to understand Châteauneuf at its most historically grounded.
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08.Winery
Domaine Saint Préfert
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
Domaine Saint Préfert is a Châteauneuf-du-Pape estate with roots dating to 1920, now producing under winemaker Isabel Ferrando. Holder of a Pearl 4 Star Prestige award in 2025, the domaine sits in the upper tier of southern Rhône producers defined by old-vine parcels and appellation-specific terroir discipline. Visitors approaching the estate find a property shaped as much by its geological inheritance as by any recent intervention.
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09.Modern Provençal Fine Dining
La Mère Germaine
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
La Mère Germaine holds a Michelin star (2024) and a We're Smart Green Guide listing for its vegetable-forward 'Le Potager des Papes' menu, set inside a Belle Époque dining room that has anchored Châteauneuf-du-Pape's village centre since 1922. Chef Adrien Soro applies Mediterranean technique to Provençal produce, with a wine list dominated by the appellation's own labels. Price range: €€€€.
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10.Winery
Domaine de la Solitude
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
One of Châteauneuf-du-Pape's oldest continuously operating domaines, Domaine de la Solitude traces its first vintage to 1495 and earned a Pearl 3 Star Prestige rating in 2025. Under winemaker Florent Lançon, the estate sits on the plateau outside the village where the appellation's characteristic galets roulés define both the terrain and the wines. It belongs to the tier of historically grounded Châteauneuf producers whose reputations rest on site continuity rather than recent reinvention.
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11.Winery
Domaine du Clos Saint Jean
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
Domaine du Clos Saint Jean is a Châteauneuf-du-Pape estate under winemaker Pascal Maurel, awarded Pearl 3 Star Prestige in 2025. Situated on Rue du Moulin à Vent, the domaine works within one of the Southern Rhône's most demanding appellations, where sustainable viticulture and the region's famously complex terroir shape every vintage.
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