1996 Moulin-Tacussel Châteauneuf du Pape

The birth of what we know of as Moulin Tacussel in the Southern Rhone Valley today came from the Tacussel family. The Tacussel family were also responsible for founding Clos St Jean. At the time the estate was created, it was simply known as Domaine Tacussel. That all changed in 1976 when the vineyard was sold by Henri Tacussel to Robert Moulin in 1976. Robert Moulin added his name to the property and Domaine Moulin Tacussel was born. However, it took almost a decade before the new owner began to produce, bottle and sell their own wine. The debut vintage for Moulin Tacussel came with the 1985 vintage.

Domaine Moulin Tacussel owns 7.85 hectares of vines in the Chateauneuf du Pape appellation. 7.25 hectares are planted to red wine grape varieties and .6 hectares are used for white wine grapes. On average, the vines are close to 45 years of age. However, they have a small parcel of vines that are more than 110 years old, which was planted back in 1904.  Domaine Moulin Tacussel produces 2 red Chateauneuf du Pape wines and one white Chateauneuf du Pape wine.