La Bastide Saint-Dominique Châteauneuf du Pape white 2025

La Bastide Saint-Dominique Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2025 is a superb expression of southern Rhône white wines, combining generosity, freshness and finesse.
The 2025 vintage received 2 stars in the Guide Hachette des Vins 2027, a distinction corresponding to a “remarkable wine.” Only 5,000 bottles were produced, making this a relatively limited and sought-after cuvée.
The 2025 cuvée is composed of 40% Clairette Rose, 40% Grenache Blanc and 20% Roussanne. The vines are planted on small parcels of sandy soils and red clay, interspersed with rounded pebbles, particularly in the Pignan, Saint-Georges and Guigasse sectors.
The winemaking approach focuses on purity: direct pressing, temperature-controlled fermentation, followed by ageing in tank.
The result is a bright and particularly harmonious Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc. Williams pear, apricot and white flowers combine with delicate notes of hawthorn and anise.
The palate offers a lovely roundness, but above all a freshness and minerality that give the wine plenty of energy. The finish is airy, persistent and free from any sense of heaviness.
A white wine that already delivers a great deal of pleasure, while also possessing the depth and structure needed to evolve gracefully in bottle.