Domaine des Maravilhas Chateauneuf du Pape Rhone Wine, Complete Guide

Learn everything about Domaine des Maravilhas with wine tasting notes, wine, and food pairing tips, best vintages, a history of the property, and information on the vineyards and winemaking. If you want to read about other important wineries and winemakers from the Rhone valley: Links to all Rhone Valley Wine Producer Profiles

Domaine des Maravilhas History, Overview

Domaine des Maravilhas is not a young estate. In fact, the Domaine was only born in 2013 when Jean Frederic Bistagne purchased vines and a cellar from Domaine Dusiegneur.

While most of the vines in that initial purchase were located in Lirac, Jean Frederic Bistagne was able to subsequently enlarge the vineyard when he obtained another half a hectare of vines in Chateauneauf. This next purchase took place in 2015 when he was able to buy vines located in the lieu-dit of Fargueirol.

Domaine des Maravilhas produces 1 red Chateauneuf du Pape wine and several other Southern Rhone wines from the Lirac, Cotes du Rhone Villages and Cotes du Rhone appellations, as well as a Vin de France rouge, “Alice” made from 100% Cinsault.

Domaine des Maravilhas Vineyards, Wines, Winemaking

The estate owns .5 hectares of vines in the Fargueirol lieu-dit planted to 100% Syrah. The vines are farmed using 100% biodynamic farming techniques. The vines are more than 40 years old. The terroir is rocks, stones, limestone, and clay. Yields are especially low here because 20% of the vineyard is purposely left unplanted to allow for natural biodiversity.

The grapes are destemmed and vinification takes place in a combination of stainless steel vats and demi-muids. The wine is aged for an average of 16 months in French oak barrels before bottling.

Domaine des Maravilhas Espirito is one of the few Chateauneuf wines made from 100% Syrah. The production is quite small, as only 125 cases are produced each year.

Domaine des Maravilhas Santo is the estates most recent addition to their portfolio. The wine is produced from a blend of Grenache and Syrah.

The best vintages of Domaine des Maravilhas are: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015.

When to Drink Domaine des Maravilhas, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Domaine des Maravilhas can be enjoyed on the young side. Young vintages can be popped and poured, or decanted for between 1-2 hours allowing the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment.

Domaine des Maravilhas is usually better with 2-5 years of bottle age. Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage. In the best vintages, the wine should be consumed within 4-12 years after the vintage.

Serving Domaine des Maravilhas with Wine, Food Pairing Tips

Domaine des Maravilhas is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.

Domaine des Maravilhas is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed dishes, sausage, barbecue and cassoulet. Domaine des Maravilhas is also good with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, cheese, pasta, eggplant, and tomatoes.

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