Le Vieux Donjon is relatively new by Rhone Valley standards. It was founded by Marcel Michel in 1966 and since 1979 has been run by Marcel’s son Lucien and his wife Marie Jose. The 35-acre domaine is in Chateauneuf-du- Pape, in the Southern Rhone Valley, and it includes 5 acres of white varietals. The Chateauneuf du Pape is 75% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre and 5% Cinsault. The white wine is equal parts Roussane, Grenache Blanc and Clairette. The Michels daughter Claire is now the winemaker at the estate. Robert M. Parker Jr. has called Le Vieux Donjon “one of the great unheralded estates of Chateauneuf- du- Pape.”