{"product_id":"chateau-grillet-2018","title":"Château-Grillet 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eChâteau-Grillet is one of the smallest appellations in France, a single walled estate of about four hectares where vineyard, estate and appellation are the same thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vineyard sits in an amphitheatre above the Rhône between Vérin and Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône, entirely enclosed by Condrieu, on 102 terraces held by dry-stone chaillées between roughly 150 and 250 metres. It is planted only to Viognier, on poor biotite granite sometimes overlaid with loess, into which the roots run deep for water; the slopes are too steep for machinery and are worked by hand by a team of four. The Neyret-Gachet family held the estate from 1827 until 2011, when Artémis Domaines, François Pinault's group, acquired it. A cellar built in 2012 allows the fifteen vineyard groups to ferment separately in tanks of only 6.5 hectolitres. The wine then spends about eighteen months on fine lees in a mixed cellar of barriques, 350-litre barrels, two demi-muids and an amphora, with new oak held to a small fraction each year. Production runs to roughly two thousand bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnusually for the variety, this rewards several years in bottle and drinks well from release through its first decade; serve at 10-12°C with roast poultry, scallops or a mild soft cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Viognier \/ Rhône \/ Château Grillet","offer_id":44038148194363,"sku":"20186-750","price":954.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/chateau-grillet-2018.png?v=1787581697","url":"https:\/\/www.divino.com.au\/products\/chateau-grillet-2018","provider":"DiVino.com.au","version":"1.0","type":"link"}