Condrieu (wine)

The Condrieu is a Vin white French of the valley of the Rhone, regulated by a Appellation of controlled origin (AOC) since 1940.

It has as a characteristic to be made up only of type of vine Viognier. It is a very high-class wine, rare, expensive and sought, with drinking young person. It is characterized by marked Arôme S floral (mainly Violette) and fruity (white fishing, Abricot). Recently, two innovations (discussed by certain amateurs, voted by plebiscite by others) were introduced: passage growing with the Oak nine, wine making in late grape harvest.

Indentity card of name

Name: Condrieu
Color: white
Decree of name: April 27th 1940 - modified since, the first time in 1967
authorized Type of vines: Viognier only
Standard of grounds: granitic
Surface of the vineyard: 105 ha
authorized Output: 37 hl per hectare
Common belonging to name: Condrieu in the the Rhone, Chavanay, Malleval, the Saint-Michel-on-Rhone, Saint-Pierre-of-Ox, Jack in the the Loire, and Limony in the Ardeche (either seven common in three departments, but concentrated in a zone hardly exceeding 15 km)
Many producers: approximately 90
Production: 4.600 hl per annum (on average), 4.211 hl in 2001

Sources

Guide Hatchet of the wines , Hatchet, 2003
Guide of pocket of the wine , Hugh Johnson, Robert Laffont, 2001)

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