Crozes-Hermitage red Guigal 2018 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48
Domaine Guigal was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal in Ampuis, a small ancient village and cradle of the Côte-Rôtie appellation. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 It is home to a unique vineyard where vines and wine have been celebrated for 2400 years. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 Arrived in 1924 at the age of 14, the founder vinified 67 harvests in Côte-Rôtie and participated at the beginning of his career in the development of Etablissements Vidal-Fleury. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 In 1961, although very young, Marcel Guigal took over the management of the House alongside his father who was suddenly struck with total blindness. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 He was joined in 1973 by his wife Bernadette and worked together to develop the family business. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 In 1975, their son Philippe was born, today the oenologist of the house. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 Accompanied by his wife Eve, he represents the third generation and continues the family work in the service of the Great Wines of the Rhône Valley. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 Since 1946, work and perseverance have borne fruit and certain stages bear witness to this, in particular the acquisition of Etablissements Vidal-Fleury in the mid-1980s, which still retain full commercial and technical autonomy. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 Ten years later, 1995 was marked by the acquisition of the famous Château d'Ampuis, a historic and oenological site whose long history is directly linked to the Côte-Rôtie appellation. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 A former 12th century fortified house embellished as a Renaissance pleasure chateau in the 16th century, it is located in a setting of vines and bordered by the King river: the Rhône. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 The Château d'Ampuis has become the headquarters of Maison Guigal while the offices and cellars have remained in the ancient little village of Ampuis. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 In 2001, the Guigal estate was embellished by the takeover of the Ancien Domaine Jean-Louis Grippat in Saint-Joseph and Hermitage as well as the Ancien Domaine de Vallouit in Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Saint-Joseph and Crozes- 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 Hermitage. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 Domaine Guigal vinifies and ages in its cellars in Ampuis the northern Appellations of the Rhône Valley. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 The great southern appellations of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, Tavel and Côtes-du-Rhône are also aged in these same cellars. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 The Guigal family acquired Domaine de Bonserine in 2006 and supports it in its development, which remains independent of that of Domaine Guigal. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48