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
Established in 1946 by Étienne Guigal in the historic village of Ampuis, Maison Guigal has grown into an undisputed titan of the Rhône Valley, elevated to global renown under Marcel Guigal and currently guided by third-generation winemaker Philippe Guigal. Anchored at the restored 12th-century Château d'Ampuis, the estate oversees 75 hectares of prime northern Rhône vineyards alongside a benchmark négociant operation. The family's viticulture is practiced via sustainable lutte raisonnée across dramatically steep, hand-worked amphitheaters comprising mica-schist, granite, and loess terraces. In the cellar, Guigal is famous for uncompromising patient élevage, maturing premier cuvées in custom barrels produced at their in-house cooperage for up to 40 months. Their legendary single-vineyard Côte-Rôties—La Mouline, La Landonne, and La Turque—remain global pinnacles of Syrah, mirrored in white viticulture by the opulent Condrieu La Doriane and the monumental Ermitage Ex-Voto Blanc.
🍇 Grapes
Viognier, Roussanne, Marsanne, Grenache Blanc, Clairette
🍷 ABV
13.5% - 14.5%