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Condrieu Luminescence Guigal 2003

  • Candied fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: White
  • 13.50% 
  • 0.38L
  • Intensity
  • Rich

La cuvée Luminescence respecte l'excellence de l'appellation Condrieu. Un foie gras sera son meilleur allié, afin de mettre en valeur son onctuosité. More info

  • Quantity: 1 Half-bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 very slightly marked label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Rhône
  • Appellation/Wine: Condrieu
  • Producer/Owner: Guigal
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Condrieu Luminescence Guigal serve at a temperature of 12°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Foie Gras, Quenelle de Brochet, Saumon.

  • Vintage score: 15/20
  • Lot presentation
    Condrieu Luminescence Guigal

    The wine

    At this Côte-Rôtie vineyard, Maison Chapoutier offers a red wine made only from Syrah grown on mica schist and granite soils. After destemming, the grapes are put into vats and pump-over is done on a daily basis which ensures good extraction of substance and colour. Barrel fermentation lasts nearly a month and the wine is fully aged in oak barrels for 14 to 16 months. When drinking, we discover a deep wine which is dominated by notes of black fruit, cedar and fern. With its direct attack and velvety tannins, this Côte-Rôtie offers a complex finish.

    Information about domain Guigal

    Located in Ampuis, the cradle of the Côte-Rôtie, Domaine Guigal was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal. Guigal has contributed enormously to putting this appellation on the map, an appellation that was nearly lost to the phylloxera crisis at the close of the 19th century, the economic crisis of 1929 and the the two World Wars. In 1961, the young Marcel Guigal took over the reins. Driven by a desire to produce high quality wines, this young vigneron undeniably changed the perception of Côte-Rôtie wines. Nowadays, the brilliant enologist Philippe Guigal – son of Marcel – runs the domain. The house produces three cuvées “prestige” - La Landonne, La Mouline et La Turque – a sublime trilogy which wine connoisseurs go mad for. The vineyard now also runs over to the Rhone valley's prestigious appellations of Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Saint-Joseph, Hermitage, Gigondas, Crozes-Hermitage. They are all vinified and matured in the cellars of Ampuis. Marel Guigal and his son Philippe continue to devote considerable care to all of the winemaking process: low-intervention viticulture, work done entirely by hand, given the parcel's situation on a 45 degree slope, vinification in temperature-controlled, stainless steel vats, élevage in new oak barrels for 42 months, to allow the wine to fully develop its aromas etc. The headquarters of the domain is the Château d'Ampuis, a jewel of the Renaissance which is listed as a Historic Monument. The Guigal signature is one of the most emblematic of the Rhone valley, it shines for its infallible constancy and rigorous grape production.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Half-bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 very slightly marked label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 13.50 %
    • Country/Region: Rhône
    • Appellation/Wine: Condrieu
    • Producer/Owner: Guigal
    • Vintage: 2003
    • Color: White
    • Service temperature: 12°
    • Viticulture: Sustainable farming 
    • Intensity: Rich
    • Dominant aroma: Candied fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% Viognier
    Condrieu Luminescence Guigal
    Condrieu Luminescence Guigal

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    Condrieu Luminescence Guigal 2003

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format