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The appellation permits 13 grape varieties and mechanisation on flat ground; the collectible tier is defined by old vines and low yields rather than land scarcity. SAFER reports land well below the northern Rhône's.
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The appellation permits 13 grape varieties and mechanisation on flat ground; the collectible tier is defined by old vines and low yields rather than land scarcity. SAFER reports land well below the northern Rhône's.
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Area
≈ 3,200 haFédération des Producteurs de Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The numbers, for the curious
All regions →| Input | Low | Mid | High | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New French oak (barrique/demi-muid)2025 | 800 | 1,150 | 1,500 | EUR/barrel | Cooperage price lists and trade report… |
| Bulk Côtes du Rhône red, per hectolitre2025 | 129 | 139 | 149 | EUR/hl | Inter Rhône bulk-market data |
| Vineyard labour, northern Rhône terraces2024 | 20,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | EUR/ha/year | Producer interviews reported in the tr… |
| Vineyard land, Châteauneuf-du-Pape2024 | 500,000 | 520,000 | 530,000 | EUR/ha | SAFER 2024 |
| Vineyard land, Côtes du Rhône2024 | 7,000 | 10,000 | 18,000 | EUR/ha | SAFER 2024 |
Where the inputs come from
- Cooperage price lists and trade reporting (Wine Industry Network, Wines & Vines), 2024–2025
- Inter Rhône bulk-market data, 1 August to 30 November 2025, as reported by Vinetur, December 2025
- Producer interviews reported in the trade press; hours per hectare several times the Médoc's
- SAFER / FNSAFER, Le prix des terres 2024 — the official 2024 vineyard-value table (Décision du 26 août 2025, from SAFER data) as reproduced by Fidecorex, 10 February 2026
Producers
ProducerChâteau RayasThe anti-Châteauneuf: 13 hectares of old Grenache in sandy pine woods, yields around 15 hl/ha, and…
ProducerChâteau de BeaucastelThe Perrin family's 130-hectare Châteauneuf estate, organic since the 1960s, whose Hommage à Jacques Perrin —…Famous wines
All famous wines →Château Rayas, Châteauneuf-du-Pape RéservéRhôneChâteau de Beaucastel, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques PerrinRhône
The regionRhônePeppery Syrah in the north, warm Grenache blends in the south.About the regionSources
- Le prix des terres — vignes, SAFER / FNSAFER, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026. FNSAFER figures as reproduced in the official 2024 vineyard-value table (Décision du 26 août 2025), on a page that opens from outside France.
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