AOP Condrieu
IGP Collines Rhodaniennes · white
Au-delà
Technical sheet
- Appellation
- IGP Collines Rhodaniennes
- Colour
- White
- Grape variety
- 100% Viognier
- Terroir
- Flaviac (Ardèche) and Chavanay (Loire), granite soils
- Ageing
- 8 to 12 months in demi-muids and barrels
- Ageing potential
- Drink within 4 years
A Viognier grown on the granite of two terroirs: in the heart of the Ardèche at Flaviac, and in the south of the Loire department at Chavanay.
Hand-harvested, it ferments in barrels, then ages in demi-muids and barrels. A fresh, generous wine with notes of yellow fruit and white flowers.
Full technical sheet
From plot to glass
01
The terroir
- Location
- The vines of the “Au-delà” cuvée lie in the heart of the Ardèche at Flaviac and in the south of the Loire department at Chavanay.
- Soils
- Granite.
02
Winemaking & ageing
- Winemaking
- Hand-harvested; alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in barrels.
- Ageing
- 8 to 12 months in demi-muids and barrels.
03
Style
- Eye
- Pretty pale yellow colour with golden glints.
- Nose
- Fresh, with notes of yellow fruit and white flowers. A light touch of oak adds complexity to this cuvée.
- Palate
- Fresh and generous, with yellow fruit on the finish (apricot and peach).
04
Les Terriens' advice
- Serving temperature
- Serve at 11–13 °C.
- Food pairing
- Enjoy as an aperitif, or with fish, scallops or foie gras.
- Ageing potential
- Drink within the next 4 years.
