The best wines of Condrieu

Discover the best wines of Condrieu of Rhone Valley as well as the best winemakers of Condrieu and estates of Condrieu to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Condrieu and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Condrieu by region

Looking for a good wine of Condrieu of Rhone Valley among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Condrieu. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Condrieu with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Condrieu

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Want to buy a red wine of Condrieu cheap or sell a red wine of Condrieu at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Condrieu

Red wines from the region of Condrieu go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stewed beef heart, leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary or rabbit with cider and apples.

The best vintages in red wine of Condrieu

  • 2010With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.95/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Condrieu

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Gamaret

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Condrieu

A wine route planned in the region of Condrieu? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Condrieu.

Discovering the wine region of Condrieu

The wine region of Condrieu is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Yves Gangloff or the Domaine Georges Vernay produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Condrieu are Viognier, Mourvèdre and Marsanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Condrieu often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, papaya or acacia and sometimes also flavors of yellow apple, biscuits or lemon peel.

In the mouth of Condrieu is a powerful. We currently count 156 estates and châteaux in the of Condrieu, producing 261 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Condrieu go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese.

Great white wines of Condrieu

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Condrieu

White wines from the region of Condrieu go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of rabbit stew the old fashioned way, sublime salmon (stuffed salmon) or croque monsieur with chopped steak.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Condrieu

On the nose the white wine of the region of Condrieu. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, earth or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of orange zest, orange peel or papaya. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Condrieu. is a powerful.

The best vintages in white wine of Condrieu

  • 2010With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.26/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Condrieu

  • Viognier
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Chardonnay
  • Grenache

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Condrieu

A wine route planned in the region of Condrieu? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Condrieu.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Great sparkling wines of Condrieu

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Condrieu

Sparkling wines from the region of Condrieu go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, rice with sausage meat and tomatoes or tuna, goat cheese and mustard pie.

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Condrieu

  • Chardonnay
  • Gamay
  • Jacquère

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Condrieu

A wine route planned in the region of Condrieu? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Condrieu.

The word of the wine: Mouth

The mouth is the third stage of wine tasting after the eye and nose. In the mouth, the taster identifies the aromas through the retronasal route, the flavours and the texture. It is in the mouth that the overall balance of the wine is apprehended.

Great sweet wines of Condrieu

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Condrieu

Sweet wines from the region of Condrieu go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of andouillette and baked potato gratin, giant paella cooked on a wood fire or koskera hake (basque country).

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Condrieu

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Condrieu. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, tree fruit or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of straw, apples or spices. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Condrieu. is a powerful.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Condrieu

  • 2014With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.25/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Condrieu

  • Viognier

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Condrieu

A wine route planned in the region of Condrieu? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Condrieu.

The word of the wine: Texture

In tasting, the equivalent of touch. It is the set of tactile sensations perceived by the mucous membranes of the mouth: silky, velvety, sticky, fatty, astringent, pasty, etc.

News from the vineyard of Condrieu

Hitting the right note

Last year, there was much mirth on wine Twitter about a particularly excruciating tasting note. You’re right. The wine trade needs to get out more. But still… this one was a beauty. It began well enough – really quite beautiful, in fact. But before long the imaginative descriptions were getting more ornate and strained. It moved from poetic to meaningless before finishing with a reference to Burnt Norton – the first of TS Eliot’s Four Quartets – that put it firmly in Private Eye magazine’s ...

Walls’ hidden gems: Clos de la Bonnette, Condrieu

How do we define a great winemaking estate? Extraordinary terroir, winemaking excellence and a long track record for quality are three criteria that spring to mind. Clos de la Bonnette can only claim the first two, as Isabelle Guiller-Montabonnet has only been making wine since 2009. Scroll down to see Matt Walls’ tasting notes and scores for eight Clos de la Bonnette wines As for the third element, however, I suspect it’s only a matter of time. {"content":"PC9wPgo8cD48ZGl2I ...

Walls: Brézème and Seyssuel – sleeping beauties of the Northern Rhône

By 1965, the vineyards of Condrieu had largely been abandoned – phylloxera and two world wars had decimated the place and its people. There were just 8ha of vines remaining on these granite slopes. If it weren’t for the hard work of a few steadfast vignerons, the appellation might have disappeared entirely, reclaimed by the forest. Thankfully, Condrieu survived and has since flourished – but great appellations have been lost before. We know this because some have recently been rediscovered. In f ...

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