Maison Guigal

Condrieu

Since Emperor Probus allowed the plantation of the vineyard during the 3rd century, the wines of Condrieu have enjoyed a reputation of excellence for years. In the 14th Century, they were amongst the favourite wines of The Popes of Avignon. Successive crisis such as the phylloxera spread, WWI, the 30s crisis, impacted deeply the Condrieu vineyards which turn almost abandoned in the late 70s. Finally, in the 80s, the Viognier grape was massively replanted thanks to a bunch of passionate winegrowers, who also rebuilt walls and terraces.

Appellation

Appellation created in 1940
100% white wines
200 hectares of vines
8000 hl / year
42 hl / hectare
23% production exported
Dry, semi-dry and more rarely sweet wines

Vineyard

Grape varietals

100% viognier

Terroir

Traditional cultivation on steep terraced slopes. Soil of sand and granite.

Average age of vines

25 years.

Winemaking and ageing

Winemaking method

Manual harvest and careful grape selection. Alcoholic fermentation at low temperatures in new oak barrel (1/3) and in stainless steel vats (2/3). 100% malolactic fermentation.