The powerful Château de Nalys blanc Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Domaine E. Guigal shines in the glass with a dense light yellow. After the first swirl, this white wine reveals high density and fullness, which is evident in strong church windows at the rim of the glass. The first nose of Château de Nalys blanc Châteauneuf-du-Pape features grapefruit and morello cherries. The fruity aspects of the bouquet are complemented by more floral and balsamic nuances.

The Château de Nalys blanc Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Domaine E. Guigal is ideal for those who want a wine with as little residual sugar as possible. At the same time, however, it never appears meager or fragile. This light and velvety white wine is full-bodied and multifaceted on the palate. This white wine from the Rhone Valley wine region delights with a beautiful finish.

Aging: 8 months 70% in wood and 30% in stainless steel

43% Roussanne
33% Grenache Blanc
15% Clairette
6% Bourboulenc
3% Picpou

The Guigal winery was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal who, having settled in the town of Ampuis in the immediate postwar period, bought a small vineyard in the AOC Cote-Rotie area, where it seems the first vines were planted by the Romans 2,400 years ago. In his early years, Etienne worked closely with one of the region’s most prestigious maisons, Etablissements Vidal- Fleury, which in the mid-1980s, was purchased by Etienne’s son Marcel, who was forced to take over while still very young from his father. Marcel in 1995 bought the Chateau d’Ampuis, an old 12th-century fortress, transformed into a chateau in the 16th century, of which he carried out a radical renovation. The domaine, whose vineyards now cover an area of about 60 hectares, located on both banks of the Rhone, is divided into four parts and includes some of the most prestigious plots in the area.

The winery is located in the castle’s basement, which measures about 3 hectares between large rooms and narrow corridors, where the wines age in about 5,000 wooden barrels that, since 2003, have been produced in the castle itself.