The Avril family has been in Châteauneuf since the fourteenth century (15 generations and counting). Domaine Brun-Avril, however, was established in 2008 by husband & wife team, Nathalie and Jean-Jacques Brun. Their 5 hectares were part of an inheritance, one that changed the course of their lives. After deciding that they wanted to preserve the family's holdings, they studied viticulture. Since then they’ve expanded their holdings considerably and in 2020, their son Henri joined the domaine.
Founded in 2008 by Jean-Jacques and Nathalie Brun with 5 hectares that were part of their inheritance, the family has continued to grow their estate.
In 2020, their son Henri officially joined the domaine and they began to takeover additional family plots located in the four corners of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation, mainly in the following localities - Pied de Baud with very beautiful plots of old Grenaches (near Farguerol), Bourguignons (plot planted with 4 white grape varieties), and Font du Pape.
The vines are located in the northern part of Châteauneuf-du-Pape village in an area called Farguerol. There are two distinct but close plots.
The Blend: Grenache, Syrah and Mouvedre blend dominated by grenache (usually around 80%) with syrah (usually under 10%) and mourvèdre (usually around 10-15%). The Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a blend from plots in lieu-dit “Farguerol” grapes from plot in the neighboring “Pied de Baud” lieu-dit. 28 day Maceration.The Syrah is aged in big wooden barrels (about 300l) and the Grenache and Mourvèdre in tronconic wooden barrels (600l) for 18 months.
