Notes from The Wine Cellar Insider:

"Château Mont Thabor is owned and managed by Daniel Stehlin today. Daniel Stehlin owns more than Mont Thabor. He is also famous for possessing one of the best mustaches in the Southern Rhone Valley! It would make Hercule Poirot jealous!

The creation of Château Mont Thabor is much older than his mustache, as the property dates back to the late 1800’s, when it was purchased by the Stehelin family. The estate took its name from Don Prenety, who was inspired by the Illumines of Avignon in the early 1800’s. The Illumines found the idea for the name from mountains located in Galilee, Israel. Prior to becoming a winery, Mont Thabor was used as a combination of a mystic retreat and a hotel. The modern era at Château Mont Thabor starts with the 2000 vintage.

Mont Thabor has four hectares of vines in Châteauneuf du Pape on a terroir of mostly rocks and stones with some red clay in the soil. The vines are planted in the Croix de Bois and Pied Redon lieux-dits.

Château Mont Thabor produces only one red Châteauneuf du Pape wine.

Chateau Mont Thabor of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is made from a blend of 80% Grenache, 15% Syrah and close to 2.5% Mourvèdre and 2.5% Cinsault. The Grenache vines are old at close to 75 years of age. The grapes are not destemmed. Vinification takes place in traditional concrete tanks.

Malolactic fermentation takes place in traditional, square, concrete vats. The wine of Mont Thabor is aged in a combination of 70% used and 30% new French oak barrels along with cement vats. Not much wine is made here. The production is on average close to 400 cases per year."