Clairette and a teeny portion of Piquepoul and Bourboulenc into a wine ready for your drinking pleasure
All the components of this wine were fermented separately and blended together prior to bottling
Pale gold in colour and well-balanced on the palate showing crisp acidity and fine mousse
Wonderful structure and length with long-term cellaring potential
with its fruity and lively character
Domaine Pierre Gaillard Condrieu Blanc L'Octroi 2022 Size::6 Bottle Case Clairette and a teeny portionPierre Gaillard's top Condrieu comes from a single hectare of vines on a steep, sandy, granitic slope of Malleval (just south of Condrieu). In 2022, the vines here yielded just 30 hl ha of pungent, tenderloin Viognier fruit, and the wine spent eight months in Allier and Nevers oak, of which just 5% was new. It is early days, but it already hints at the tell tale characteristics of a top Gaillard Viognier: small white flowers, fragrant peach blossom,