Domaine de Marcoux, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes, 2004 Austria & Slovenia planted on decomposed schist and

planted on decomposed schist and granite soils that give wines of notable structure and minerality

a wine that welcomes rather than interrogates

Grown from Savagnin in the fossil-strewn soils of L'Etoile

and a subtle smokiness from partial aging in neutral oak adds quiet complexity without weighing it down

Domaine de Marcoux, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes, 2004 Austria & Slovenia planted on decomposed schist andHere's what patience buys you. Domaine de Marcoux, run by the Armenier sisters, was an early adopter of biodynamic practices in the southern Rhone (certified organic since 1991; biodynamic in practice, not Demeter certified) and has long been one of the appellation's benchmark estates, farming organically since 1991. Their Vieilles Vignes comes from the oldest Grenache vines on the property, and the classically styled 2004 has now had two decades to