Lieu-Dit Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared scallops, roasted poultry with cream sauce, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic cradle of the Saint-Joseph appellation, E. Guigal's 'Lieu-Dit' Blanc is sourced from the steep, granite-rich terraces of the legendary 'Lieu-Dit Saint-Joseph' vineyard. This very hillside, once tended by Jesuit priests in the 16th century, was so renowned for its exceptional wines that it eventually lent its name to the entire appellation in 1956. Guigal treats this fruit with immense respect, fermenting and aging the wine in oak barrels for approximately 12 months. The result is a white wine of remarkable complexity, density, and elegance, boasting aromas of white flowers, acacia honey, and ripe stone fruits, underpinned by a distinct mineral tension derived from the ancient granite soils.
🍾 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
95% Marsanne, 5% Roussanne
🍷 ABV
13.5-14%