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Guigal has made La Doriane, its luxury Condrieu, since 1994, entirely from Viognier. The 2023 season brought a cool, wet spring and an intense August heatwave, and the wine spent nine months in new French oak; 14.5 per cent. Jeb Dunnuck found orange blossom, honeyed flowers, toasted spice and grilled peach on the nose, while Wine Advocate noted citrus zest, toasted nuts, smoke, almond and ripe orchard fruit on a full-bodied, satiny palate with a long, perfumed finish. Lobster with beurre blanc, or Bresse chicken in morel cream.
Founded in the village of Ampuis by Etienne Guigal in 1946, Domaine Guigal is one of the most revered and unwaveringly consistent estates in the Rhône Valley, and is often seen as a benchmark for Côte-Rôtie Syrah. A pioneer of the single-vineyard concept in this appellation, Guigal is best known for its top three wines, known affectionately as the 'La-Las', which is short for La Landonne, La Mouline and La Turque – the domaine's top Syrah vineyards.
Other notable vineyards of this 75-hectare estate include La Doriane (the source of Guigal's Condrieu), Ex-Voto (used for Hermitage) and Vignes de l'Hospice (the source of one of Guigal's top St-Joseph Syrahs). All of these have become benchmark wines of their respective appellations. The Crozes-Hermitage appellation completes the roster of Northern Rhône estate vineyards.
Since 2006, Guigal has made a substantial investment in appellations of the Southern Rhône, using top-quality purchased fruit from trusted growers in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, Tavel and the Côtes du Rhône.