Notes from the Wine Cellar Insider:

"Domaine Pontifical dates back to the 1920’s, but it took until 1979 for the modern era for property to start becoming established as a winery. In 1979, Francois Laget and Isabelle Laget started to manage the estate, renaming it Domaine Pontifical. The cellars are even older than the property as they date all the way back to the late 1800’s. Domaine Pontifical owns 17 hectares of vines in Chateauneuf du Pape. 16 hectares are planted with red grapes, and 1 hectare is reserved for the production of white wine. The Laget family also own 2 hectares of vines with classification of IGP."