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Domaine Andre Mathieu History, Overview
The owners of Domaine Andre Mathieu have quite a long history in the Chateauneuf du Pape appellation. In fact, they date their family all the way back to some point in time close to 1600.
The birth of Domaine Mathieu took place in 1854 when it was founded by Anselme Mathieu. At the time the wines were sold under the name of Felibre. Domaine Andre Mathieu is located in Courthezon.
The modern era for Domaine Mathieu starts in 1980 when the family began to modernize the estate and its winemaking. Instead of having all their tanks in the middle of their home, they created a new winery. The estate was managed by the two brothers, Andre Mathieu and Jerome Mathieu.
Following the departure of Jerome Mathieu, who went on to found Domaine de Saje, starting with the 2014 vintage, the estate changed its name to Domaine Andre Mathieu, as Andre Mathieu was now solely in charge of the Domaine. Andre Mathieu is ably assisted by his daughter, Coralie Mathieu.
Domaine Andre Mathieu Vineyards, Wines, Winemaking
Domaine Andre Mathieu owns 13 hectares of vines in Chateauneuf du Pape. 11.8 of those hectares are used to produce red Chateauneuf du Pape. The remaining 1.2 hectares are reserved for growing grapes used to make white Chateauneuf du Pape wine.
While it is common for most producers in the Southern Rhone Valley to own vines that are scattered across the appellation, Domaine Mathieu is spread out more than most. Their 20.2 hectares of vines are divided into 60 different parcels.
Of course, as you can imagine, that diverse array of parcels is interesting to work with, because of the various types of terroir, soil, harvest dates, picking conditions, and because they have plantings of all 13 allowable grape varieties.
Domaine Andre Mathieu produces 3 red Chateauneuf du Pape wines and 2 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc wines.
Domaine Andre Mathieu Chateauneuf du Pape – 85% old vine Grenache, 6% Mourvedre, and the remainder of the blend is basically a field blend of all 13 allowable grapes planted in the appellation. The terroir is a mix of galets, sand, and limestone. Some of the grapes are destemmed.
The wine is aged in old foudres, demi-muids, and a small amount of used French oak barrels for between 12-14 months. 2,200 cases are produced.
Domaine Andre Mathieu La Centenaire is produced from the oldest vines from the estate. The vines used for this Cuvee, date back more than 100 years! While the blend is mostly old vine Grenache, all 13 different grape varieties are also included.
Domaine Andre Mathieu La Centenaire is made from a blend of almost 90% old vine Grenache from vines that are over 120 years of age!
The terroir is rocks and sand soils. The vineyards date back to plantings that took place in 1890 and 1892 in the La Font du Pape lieu-dit and Barbe d’Asne lieu-dit. The remaining 10% of the blend comes from a field blend of different grape varietals.
The wine is aged in a combination of the estate’s oldest foudres and French oak barrels for 14 to 16 months before bottling. This Special Cuvee is only made in the best vintages. 500 cases are produced each vintage.
Domaine Andre Mathieu Vin di Felibre is a hommage to the estates formative years. Felibre is the name the property first sold its wines under. The wine is made from a blend of 80% Mourvedre, 10% Grenache, and all the other various, allowable other varieties.
The vines are old, having been planted in 1952 and in 1982. 93% of the wine is aged in a combination of tank and foudres, while 7% of the wine is aged in new, French oak barrels for 24 months. Only 300 cases are produced when the wine is made, which is only in select vintages.
Domaine Mathieu Cuvee Marquis Anselme Rouge – Produced from the estates oldest vines, planted at the start of the 20th century, the wine is made from to 90% Grenache, with the remainder of the blend coming from all 13 of the other allowable, assorted, red wine grape varieties.
This Special Cuvee is only made in the best vintages. This wine is no longer being made. It has been replaced by La Centenaire, starting with the 2014 vintage.
For the 2007 vintage, Domaine Andre Mathieu produced 2 special wines, Gaussin d’Armandy and Clos Jarette from blends of 40% Grenache, 30% Syrah, and 30% Mourvedre.
Domaine Andre Mathieu Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc – From a blend of 45% Grenache Blanc, 45% Clairette, 5% Picpoul and 5% Bourboulenc. Less than 300 cases are produced each year.
Domaine Andre Mathieu Vin Di Felibre Vin Di Felibre is one of the few wines made from 100% Clairette. Not much is made with a production that averages about 2 barrels of wine, or just under 50 cases of wine per vintage. This wine was previously produced and sold under the name of Domaine Mathieu Marquis Anselme Blanc.
When to Drink Domaine Andre Mathieu, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time
Domaine Andre Mathieu can be enjoyed on the young side. Young vintages can be popped and poured, or decanted for an hour so. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment.
Domaine Andre Mathieu 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 8-12 years after the vintage.
Serving Andre Mathieu with Wine, Food, Pairing Tips
Domaine Andre Mathieu is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.
Domaine Andre Mathieu is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed dishes, sausage, eggplant, tomatoes, and cassoulet. Domaine Andre Mathieu is also good with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.
The white wine of Andre Mathieu is best served with a myriad of different seafood dishes, shellfish, crab, lobster, sushi, sashimi, chicken, pork, and veal, as well as Asian cuisine.
Domaine Andre Mathieu also owns 4 hectares in the Cotes du Rhone appellation.
Domaine Mathieu Wine Tasting Notes
29 Vintages 54,835 Views Sort by Vintage-Rating
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2021
Domaine André Mathieu (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
The combination of flowers, and fresh red fruits works perfectly in the perfume. Medium-bodied, leafy, tobacco, and herb, accented , sweet, fresh, ripe, red fruits are found in the mid-palate, and in the cherry and kirsch oriented, lively finish that delivers a tiny drop of cocoa in the endnote. The wine comes from 100 year old Grenache vines, with Mourvedre, Syrah and other AOC allowed grape varieties in the blend. Drink from 2025-2030. 378 Views Tasted Jan 30, 2024 |
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2020
Domaine André Mathieu Clos Janette (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Dark plums, black cherries, cigar box, and floral aromatics open the wine. On the palate, the wine is rich, lush and silky, with fruit and freshness that linger. The wine is blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah that was aged in 15% new, French oak barrels for 24 months before bottling. Drink from 2023 - 2034. 682 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
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2020
Domaine André Mathieu La Centenaire (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Garrigue, forest floor and earthy notes join the red berries and olives in the nose and palate. The wine is distinctively earthy, with a reductive character so you might want to give it a year or two in the cellar. The wine comes from 100% year old Grenache, with Mourvedre, Syrah and other AOC allowed grape varieties. Drink from 2025-2032. 610 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
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2019
Domaine André Mathieu La Centenaire (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
With strong floral accents, you also find thyme, kirsch, red plums and spice in the perfume. Medium-bodied, soft, polished, elegant and fresh, the wine focuses on its purity and bright, chewy, peppery, kirsch packed finish. This should be even better with a few years of age. The wine has been blended using about 80% old vine Grenache from vines that are over 100 years of age, 10% Mourvedre, 5% Syrah with the remaining 5% comes from other AOC allowed grape varieties. Drink from 2025 - 2038 1,433 Views Tasted Jan 9, 2022 |
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2019
Domaine André Mathieu l'Éphémère (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Deeply colored, the wine pops with smoke, licorice, black pepper, herbs, spice and dark red cherries. Rich, full-bodied, ripe and fresh, the wine is packed with fruit, pepper, herbs and tannins, so this going to require a bit of patience. The wine is produced from 100% Syrah, which is not so common in the Southern Rhone. Drink from 2025 - 2038 2,479 Views Tasted Jan 9, 2022 |
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2019
Domaine André Mathieu Vin di Felibre (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Green olives, herbs, thyme and flowers join up with the spicy red fruits and touch of white peach on the nose. Medium/full bodied, silky, soft, elegant and fresh, the wine is sensuously textured with layers of ripe, sweet, polished cherries, pepper and herbs in the finish. The wine was made by blending 80% Mourvedre, 10% Grenache, 5% Syrah and 5% comes from various, allowed grape varieties, Drink from 2023 - 2037 1,215 Views Tasted Jan 9, 2022 |
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2019
Domaine André Mathieu (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Medium-bodied, fresh, forward, refined, elegant, kirsch filled charmer with length and purity that is going to be just great on release. Drink from 2022 - 2033 1,409 Views Tasted Jan 9, 2022 |
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2019
Domaine André Mathieu Vin di Felibre (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Lighter styled, fresh, forward, citrus and white peach focused, early drinking charmer with a soft, polished finish for early drinking pleasure. Drink from 2022 - 2028 1,267 Views Tasted Jan 9, 2022 |
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2019
Domaine André Mathieu Blanc (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Fresh, energetic, yellow citrus with touches of flowers and green apples on the nose, palate and in the finish. This will be simply delicious on release. Drink from 2022 - 2028 1,054 Views Tasted Jan 9, 2022 |
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2019
Domaine André Mathieu Marquis Anselme Mathieu Blanc (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Grilled white peach, honeysuckle, citrus and spice in the nose is easy to find. On the palate, the wine is forward, medium-bodied, sweet and fresh, with a light touch of yellow citrus in the finish. This will be ready to drink on release. Drink from 2022 - 2027 2,149 Views Tasted Jan 9, 2022 |
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2018
Domaine André Mathieu (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Smoky, herbal, leafy and spicy, with sweet red cherries, black raspberries and kirsch on the nose and palate. There is good richness, freshness and a nice pop in the thyme coated red berry finish. 1,130 Views Tasted Oct 12, 2020 |
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2017
Domaine André Mathieu La Centenaire (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Earthy, with mushroom accents along with spice, thyme and , black raspberries hit your nose and palate. Juicy, vibrant and fresh with loads of peppery kirsch in the finish. This should be even better with a few years of age. The wine has been blended using 80% old vine Grenache, 10% Mourvedre, 5% Syrah with the remaining 5% comes from other AOC allowed grape varieties. 2,356 Views Tasted Sep 20, 2019 |
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2017
Domaine André Mathieu l'Éphémère (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Deep in color, the nose pops with dark, black cherries, smoke, licorice, pepper and spice. Juicy dark fruits with licorice and herbs hit your palate in all the right spots in the finish. The wine is produced from 100% Syrah, which is not so common in the Southern Rhone. 1,375 Views Tasted Sep 20, 2019 |
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2017
Domaine André Mathieu (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Herbs, leaf, strawberry and cherry notes pop with no effort. On the palate the wine is round, soft, lush and fruity, with good freshness in the slightly dusty finish. The blend is 60% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Mourvedre and 10% Cinsault. 1,445 Views Tasted Sep 20, 2019 |
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2016
Domaine André Mathieu La Centenaire (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Spicy fruits, silky tannins, elegant stylings and purity are the hallmarks of this wine. The sweet, red, peppery fruits and licorice are present from start to finish, which by the way is loaded with fennel and peppery, black raspberries and kirsch. The wine has been blended with 80% old vine Grenache, 10% Mourvedre, 5% Syrah and the remaining 5% comes from other AOC allowed grape varieties. 1,998 Views Tasted Sep 6, 2018 |
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2016
Domaine André Mathieu Vin di Felibre (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Medium/full bodied, soft and fresh with a strong lean to the garrigue and olive side. There is freshness and energy to the soft, peppery, dark red fruits in the finish. The wine was made by blending 80% Mourvedre, 10% Grenache, 5% Syrah and 5% comes from various, allowed grape varieties, 1,621 Views Tasted Sep 6, 2018 |
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2016
Domaine André Mathieu (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Sweet red fruits pop from the get go. The wine is soft, fresh polished and fruity, with freshness and ripe, jammy black raspberries in the finish. While the blend here is mostly Grenache, you also find various percentage of all the allowable,13 different grape varietals. 2,181 Views Tasted Sep 6, 2018 |
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2015
Domaine André Mathieu La Centenaire (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Peppery, sweet, ripe black raspberries, cherry and wild strawberry also make an appearance. The wine is medium bodied, and focused on its ripe fruit qualities and freshness. While this wine is almost exclusively old vine Grenache from vines that average 100 years of age, the wine has been blended with 10% Mourvedre and 5% Syrah. 1,579 Views Tasted Aug 21, 2017 |
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2015
Domaine André Mathieu (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Medium bodied, with a red fruit note that is made more interesting with hints of citrus, the wine is bright, crisp, forward, and fresh that should be fine to drink early in life. While the blend here is mostly Grenache, you also find various percentage of all the allowable,13 different grape varietals. 2,324 Views Tasted Aug 21, 2017 |
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2015
Domaine André Mathieu Vin di Felibre (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Made from a blend of 80% Mourvedre, 10% Grenache, 5% Syrah and 5% comes from various, allowed grape varieties, the wine is spicy fresh, sweet and concentrated. The fruits combine dark and red berry notes, which add complexity, Full bodied and fresh, the wine wants cellaring time before it really shows its all. 1,653 Views Tasted Aug 21, 2017 |
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2014
Domaine André Mathieu La Centenaire (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Made from old vine Grenache that averages 100 years of age, blended with 12 other assorted grape varieties, the wine is elegant, polished, fresh, spicy and loaded with juicy, ripe, sweet, peppery kirsch on the nose and the palate. 1,504 Views Tasted Jun 23, 2016 |
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2014
Domaine André Mathieu (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Medium bodied, forward, light, early drinking, spicy wine with ample freshness to give all the sweet kirsch in the finish lift and energy. Dominated by Grenache, the blend contains 13 different grape varietals. 1,936 Views Tasted Jun 23, 2016 |
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2013
Domaine André Mathieu (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Spicy, peppery, red fruits, garrigue and soft textures produced a forward easy to like wine that is meant for early drinking. 2,757 Views Tasted Sep 8, 2015 |
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2012
Domaine André Mathieu Vin di Felibre (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Crisp, peppery and fresh, the deep kirsch core is really singing. 1,725 Views Tasted Sep 17, 2014 |
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2012
Domaine André Mathieu Marquis Anselme Mathieu (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Supple and polished, the wine is rich, soft and velvety in texture. With 85% old vine Grenache, 8% Mourvedre and the remainder of the wine coming from a field blend of different grape varieties, the wine reached 15% ABV. 2,254 Views Tasted Sep 17, 2014 |
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2012
Domaine André Mathieu (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
The earthy, animalistic nose pairs well with the round, spicy, dark fruits and jam offered in this wine. Produced from 80% Grenache and assorted other varietals, the wine reached 15% ABV. 3,872 Views Tasted Sep 10, 2014 |
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2011
Domaine André Mathieu (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Light red berry notes, elegantly styled, this will drink best young. 2,137 Views Tasted Aug 19, 2014 |
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2010
Domaine André Mathieu Marquis Anselme Mathieu (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
This traditional styled wine focused on red berries, garrigue and freshness in the sweet and tart, red berry finish. 2,934 Views Tasted May 31, 2013 |
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2010
Domaine André Mathieu (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Spicy berries, kirsch, garrigue and lush textures are the hallmarks of this open wine. The finish ends with fresh, sweet, red cherries. 5,378 Views Tasted May 29, 2013 |
