Gigondas - Guigal 2015 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056
Domaine Guigal was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal in Ampuis, a small ancient village and the birthplace of the Côte-Rôtie appellation. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 It houses a unique vineyard where the vine and wine have been celebrated for 2400 years. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 Arrived in 1924 at the age of 14, the founder vinified 67 harvests in Côte-Rôtie and participated at the start of his career in the development of the Vidal-Fleury Establishments. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 In 1961, although very young, Marcel Guigal took over the management of the House alongside his father, who was brutally struck by total blindness. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 He was joined in 1973 by his wife Bernadette and worked together to develop the family business. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 In 1975, their son Philippe, now the house's oenologist, was born. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 Accompanied by his wife Eve, he represents the third generation and continues the family work at the service of the Great Wines of the Rhône Valley. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 Since 1946, work and perseverance have borne fruit and certain stages bear witness to this, notably the acquisition of the Vidal-Fleury Establishments in the mid-1980s, which still retain full commercial and technical autonomy. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 Ten years later, 1995 was marked by the acquisition of the famous Château d'Ampuis, a historic and wine-making hotspot whose long history is directly linked to the Côte-Rôtie appellation. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 Former fortified house from the 12th century embellished as a Renaissance chateau in the 16th century, it is located in a vineyard setting and bordered by the King River: the Rhône. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 The Château d'Ampuis has become the headquarters of Maison Guigal while the offices and cellars have remained in the ancient small village of Ampuis. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 In 2001, the Guigal domain was embellished by the takeover of the Old Domaine Jean-Louis Grippat in Saint-Joseph and Hermitage as well as the Old Estate of Vallouit in Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Saint-Joseph and Crozes- 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 Hermitage. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 The Domaine Guigal vinifies and matures in its cellars at Ampuis the northern appellations of the Rhône Valley. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 The great southern appellations Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, Tavel and Côtes-du-Rhône are also aged in these same cellars. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 The Guigal family acquired the Domaine de Bonserine in 2006 and supports it in its development, which remains independent from that of the Domaine Guigal. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056