Condrieu
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
grilled sea bass, roasted chicken with cream sauce, creamy goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
E. Guigal's white wine program is as legendary as its reds, spanning the entire length of the Rhône Valley. From the steep, terraced granite slopes of Condrieu in the north—where the Guigal family famously helped rescue the near-extinct Viognier grape in the mid-20th century—to the sun-drenched southern vineyards that produce their celebrated Côtes du Rhône Blanc, Guigal's whites are defined by aromatic intensity, rich texture, and impeccable balance. In the north, they craft opulent, barrel-aged Viognier and majestic Marsanne-Roussanne blends. In the south, they masterfully blend Viognier with Roussanne, Marsanne, Clairette, and Grenache Blanc to create fresh, complex, and highly accessible wines. Their white winemaking philosophy balances temperature-controlled stainless steel fermentation to preserve vibrant aromatics with judicious oak aging for their top-tier crus, resulting in whites of remarkable depth and gastronomic versatility.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1946 by Étienne Guigal in the historic village of Ampuis, Domaine E. Guigal is one of the most prestigious and defining estates in France's Rhône Valley. The family's legacy was further elevated under Marcel Guigal and his son Philippe, marked by the meticulous restoration of the Renaissance Château d'Ampuis and an uncompromising commitment to long oak aging through their own on-site cooperage. Renowned globally for setting the quality benchmark of Northern Rhône viticulture, Guigal is legendary for its peerless Syrah bottlings—particularly the iconic single-vineyard Côte-Rôtie 'La-La-Las' (La Mouline, La Landonne, and La Turque)—as well as opulent, aromatic Viognier expressions such as Condrieu La Doriane.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Viognier, Roussanne, Marsanne, Grenache Blanc, Clairette
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5% - 14.5%