Tardieu CDP Cuvee Speciale Rouge 2005 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2005 Domaine Tardieu Cuvée Spéciale Rouge is a red wine from the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation in the Rhône Valley. This cuvée is crafted exclusively from Grenache sourced from two estates. Jancis Robinson awards it 17,5/20 and indicates a drinking window from 2010 to 2022. The critic describes a developed nose with nuances of meat and game, as well as a round, soft palate driven by its texture.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Rhone
- Appellation
- Châteauneuf Du Pape
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Tardieu
- Cuvée
- Cuvée Spéciale
- Millésime
- 2005
Domaine Tardieu
Maison Tardieu-Laurent is a family-run micro-négociant based in Lourmarin, specializing in the great appellations of the Rhône Valley. Without owning its own vineyards, the house selects grapes and wines from partner growers, particularly from old vines, and then oversees their aging, blending, and bottling. Winemaker Bastien Tardieu now manages operations alongside his sister Camille.
- Owner
- Famille Tardieu, avec une participation du groupe EPI
- Maître de chais
- Bastien Tardieu
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 80000
Histoire du domaine
Michel Tardieu, then a civil servant and passionate about Rhône terroirs, partnered with the Burgundian Dominique Laurent to create a negociant activity inspired by the Burgundian model. An initial production of around 9,000 bottles was made in 1994; the official website marks 1996 as the founding year of Tardieu-Laurent in Lourmarin. The house distinguishes itself through early involvement with partner winegrowers: monitoring parcels and harvests, supplying its own barrels, and then aging and blending in its Luberon cellar. Following the departure of Dominique Laurent, the company continued its development centered around Michel and Michèle Tardieu, joined by their children Bastien, an oenologist, and Camille. The EPI group subsequently acquired a stake in the company as part of a partnership. In 2025, Bastien Tardieu took over operational management of the house from his father, while he and Camille represent the new family generation.
Cuvée Spéciale
La Cuvée Spéciale is a red Châteauneuf-du-Pape officially commercialized by Maison Tardieu-Laurent. It comes from the sandy soils of La Crau or Bas de La Crau and relies predominantly, or even exclusively depending on the vintage, on Grenache. It is distinguished from the house's Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes by its terroir selection and more limited production.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2003
- Style of the cuvée
- A Châteauneuf-du-Pape made from Grenache seeking finesse and refinement rather than sheer power alone, featuring a fragrant, floral, and spicy profile, a silky texture, and a structure often compared by the house to that of a Burgundy wine.
- Position within the range
- Rare and distinctive parcel-selection cuvée, produced in smaller quantities than the house's other red Châteauneuf-du-Papes.
Histoire de la cuvée
The first vintage currently documented in the official archives of Maison Tardieu-Laurent is 2003. The cuvée has since been produced regularly, with an origin centered on the sandy sectors of La Crau and an identity based on old Grenache vinified with whole clusters.
