Domaine St Benoit - Chateauneuf du Pape

The Domaine St. Benedict was born in 1989, a joining of several farms each belonging to different members of a family châteauneuvoise: Cellier - and Courtil Jacumin.

Pierre Jacumin Winemaker at Chateauneuf-du-Pape, is to retire and sell his holding of 12 hectares. Eager to pass the vineyard to her children, Pierre Jacumin organizes a family meeting, composed of his eldest son and his youngest daughter: Bob and Annie, and their respective spouses: Paule Jacumin and Marc Cellier.

It was on this occasion that the family had the idea to resume the family farm lands by grouping each. Gerard JACUMIN and his wife lived then in the Rhone-Alps region. Paule owns 4 acres of vineyards in Chateauneuf-du-Pape. For their part, Marc CELLIER and his wife Annie operate 10 hectares on the same soil. By combining all of these lands they would form a strong and dynamic operation of 26 hectares.

The project was completed on November 1, 1989 and named Domaine Saint-Benoit.