Condrieu

Condrieu is an appellation in France, covering 323.2 ha across 7 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Viognier. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks. It lies 6.4 km north-west of Roussillon and 20 km south-east of Saint-Chamond.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

323.2 ha

Separate plots

9

Extent N–S × E–W

14.71 × 4.33 km

Centre

45.3864° N, 4.7349° E

Grapes

Viognier

Max yield

46 hl/ha

Min planting density

6,500 vines/ha

INAO office

Valence

Where it is

Nearest town

6.4 km north-west of Roussillon

Nearest city

20 km south-east of Saint-Chamond 38,014 people

To the sea

201 km

Rivers nearby

Rhône (2.1 km)

Same latitude

Chehalem Mountains (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

143–328 m

Mean elevation

234 m

Mean slope

19.8° (36 %)

Steepest tenth

above 30°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 5,291 elevation cells of about 27 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Northern Rhône

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)82%
• Acid plutonic rocks (granite)18%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 7

• Chavanay
• Condrieu
• Limony
• Malleval
• Saint-Michel-Sur-Rhone
• Saint-Pierre-De-Bœuf
• Verin

Wineries · 1

• Domaine Mathilde et Yves Gangloff

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)