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Paul Vincent Avril may have had some very large shoes to fill when he joined the family domaine in 1988. His great-grandfather Paul Avril not only founded the domaine in 1896, but also played a key role in helping to establish the very first appellation rules for Chateauneuf du Pape, the first of its kind in France. Régis, Paul Vincent’s grandfather and second generation to run the domaine, sold their wines to two presidents in France, General de Gaulle and Georges Pompidou. His father, the second Paul Avril, studied winemaking at Dijon and joined Régis in 1963, helping to establish the domaine as one of the top Chateauneuf du Pape producers in the region, as well as a reference point for age-worthy wines from this region.
But Vincent, as he preferred to be known as, was ready to apply his own experience to the family’s wines. Armed with his degree in oenology whilst studying in Beaune, and hands-on experience through working at prestigious wineries such as Domaine Ott in Provence, Mount Mary Vineyard in the Yarra Valley and Mouton Rothschild in Bordeaux, this combination of experience was just the right formula for him to “build it from a local legend to a global star” according to Jane Anson of Decanter Magazine.
Robert Parker listed Clos des Papes as one of the Top 155 Producers in the World.