France · Rhône Valley

Domaine Paul Autard

Domaine Paul Autard is a family estate in Chateauneuf-du-Pape farming around 15 hectares across the appellation's northern and central sectors, owned and run by Jean-Paul Autard. The estate produces a range from the accessible Cote Ronde bottling through to the Juline cuvee — a prestige selection from the estate's oldest Grenache and Mourvedre parcels. At auction, 139 lots have traded at an average of $66, ranging from $10 to $492. Cote Ronde leads at 107 lots averaging $52; Juline averages $137 across 11 lots; the Domaine Paul Autard estate bottling averages $99 across 21 lots. The $492 ceiling likely reflects a magnum of Juline from a benchmark Chateauneuf vintage. Jean-Paul Autard has received consistent scores in the 90-94 range for his mainstream bottlings, with Juline occasionally touching 95-96.