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In the 14th century, the papal court relocated to Avignon in the Rhone valley, giving Chateauneuf du Pape its name ("new house of the Pope"), while dozens of noble Italian families relocated to the region. Among those were the Lançon family forebears, the Barberini family of Rome – still prominent in Italy; a Pope and a couple cardinals in the lineage – making these owners of Domaine de la Solitude an integral part of the region's historical fabric. Their family crest – the three bees adorning the labels on their bottles – dates to the middle ages. Including the Renaissance, through the Revolution and throughout these modern times, the Lançon family has been part of Chateauneuf du Pape. Post-phylloxera in the early 1870s, as conscientious growers gathered together to formulate the rules which would become the first prototype for the entire Appellation Controlée (AOC) system, the Lançon family was one of the cornerstone estates. In homage to their ancestors, they added the Cuvée Barberini lines while bottling the most complex set of Rhone selections available. For 2015, their Cotes du Rhone is marvelous; deeply fruited, complex and simply smashing for the tariff. | 
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