Cellier Des Chartreux French Red
Rhone red from a 1929 cooperative, priced for Tuesday dinner.
The story behind Cellier Des Chartreux
Cellier des Chartreux was founded in 1929, when growers around Pujaut, a few kilometers from Avignon, pooled their fruit and their money into one cooperative. Today roughly 81 to 83 independent growers farm over 720 hectares, and the cellars still sit on land drained from the Pujaut marshes starting around 1612. That reclaimed ground, white limestone over calcareous clay and alluvial soils, is why the wines taste of garrigue rather than jam.
The reds are southern Rhone workhorses: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre and Carignan, with Marselan and Cabernet Sauvignon in the regional bottlings. Fermentation runs temperature controlled, aging splits between stainless vats for fresh fruit and oak for the better cuvees. Multiple vintages have taken Gold and Silver at the Concours des Grands Vins de France in Macon.
Explore the Cellier Des Chartreux range
Three bottlings reach us from Pujaut. The Cotes du Rhone is the one that moves; the whites come and go with allocations.
| Expression | Type | Proof / ABV | Tasting notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cellier Des Chartreux Cotes Du Rhone 750mL | Grenache and Syrah Rhone blend | 13.5% ABV | Berry, garrigue herb, silky tannin, dry finish |
| Cellier Des Chartreux Chardonnay 750mL | Gard white, Chardonnay | 13% ABV | Orchard fruit, light oak, clean acidity |
| Cellier Des Chartreux Viognier 750mL | Gard white, Viognier | 13% ABV | Apricot, white blossom, soft round palate |
| Chapelle Saint Martin Cotes du Rhone | Southern Rhone red blend | 14 to 14.5% ABV | Darker fruit, pepper, Silver at Paris 2021 |
| Chevalier d'Anthelme Cotes du Rhone Rouge | Rhone Valley red blend | 13.5 to 14% ABV | Plum, dried herb, firm everyday tannin |
| Cellier des Chartreux Marselan | IGP Gard, 100% Marselan | 13.5% ABV | Black cherry, cocoa, rounded mid palate |
Which Cellier Des Chartreux is right for you?
Here is what the shelf actually says. The Cellier Des Chartreux Cotes Du Rhone 750mL is $13.99, which is the number that matters if you cook with wine and drink it too. The Chardonnay and Viognier both list at $11.98, though both are currently out of stock, so ask us and we will tell you when the next pallet lands. Comparable cuvees from this cooperative run $10 to $22 depending on the bottling, and none of them require an occasion. Buy Cellier Des Chartreux online and pick it up curbside in Commack the same afternoon.
$13.99, 13.5% ABV, enough structure for lamb and stew without a decanting ceremony.
Peppery Rhone fruit that holds up to Comte, rillettes and a crowded table.
Single varietal Marselan from Gard, a grape most guests have never poured.
Cellier Des Chartreux cocktails and pairings
Serve it at 57 to 60 degrees, uncorked an hour ahead so the garrigue opens. Then put it next to something roasted.