SAINT JOSEPH AND CONDRIEU WINES
Producteur : Cave coopérative de Péage de Roussillon

Chavanay is a small commune of the " Parc du Pilat " which has been organizing a wines fair every second Sunday of december for more than 75 years. The producers gather and meet in order to compare their vineyards and to launch their wine productions of the preceding year. It is an important day for all the cognoscenti. The Northern " Côtes du Rhône ", which are listed among the best vintage wines, are strong and rich : Côte rôtie, Saint Joseph, Condrieu etc...

The vinestocks are located in an almost inaccessible place and are cultivated and vintaged in very hard conditions. The machines can't enter those grounds which are hung in mid-air. However, the result is finally exceptional !

The slopes are divided into small terraces held up by dry stone walls. In addition, they benefit from an exceptional exposure (South, South East).
These wines are characteristic of a very particular soil composed of metamorphic schists and granites. The soils are light, warm, permeable and not very deep which is very great for the vineyard production.
The wines from this area were already renowned in the 9th century since Charlemagne liked the Saint Joseph wine.
Non contractual pictures