| Wine region | |
 | |
| Official name | Wine from the Condrieu AOC |
|---|---|
| Type | AOC |
| Year established | 1940 |
| Country | France |
| Part of | Rhône Valley |
| Climate region | mild continental |
| Soil conditions | gneiss |
| Total area | 202 ha |
| No. of vineyards | 101 |
| Grapes produced | Viognier |
| No. of wineries | 76 |
| Wine produced | sec, demi-sec, doux |
| Comments | 2005 |
Condrieu (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃dʁijø] ; from the French coin de ruisseau meaning "corner of the brook")[1] is a French wine-growing Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) located in the northern Rhône, near Vienne and to the south of the Côte-Rôtie AOC. The vineyards are situated in the seven communes of Limony, Chavanay, Malleval, Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône, Saint-Pierre-de Boeuf, Vérin, and Condrieu. These communes are in the French departments of Ardèche, Rhône and Loire on the steep slopes of the foothills of the Massif Central on the right bank of the Rhône. The four southernmost communes can also produce wine under the Saint-Joseph AOC. The wines made in this AOC are exclusively white, from the Viognier grape, which may have originated in the region. The smaller AOC of Château-Grillet is enclaved within Condrieu and produces wines that are also 100% Viognier. The Condrieu AOC was officially created in 1940.[2]
- ^ K. MacNeil The Wine Bible pp. 235–240 Workman Publishing 2001 ISBN 1-56305-434-5
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