Guillaume Gonnet, Côtes du Rhône Blanc, Le Revêur Southern Rhône, France, 2024

Producer Profile
The energetic and charismatic Guillaume Gonnet is not your average Rhône winemaker.
Extremely open in his attitude, his curious, boundary-challenging approach extends far beyond wine. He has travelled to the far ends of the earth, revelling in the opportunity to surf some of the best waves in the world while learning his craft in various Australian and New Zealand regions. Returning to the Rhône with his Australian wife Kelly, Guillaume has put similar energy into his family estate and his new-found enthusiasm for Grenache-based wines. Pursuing biodynamics wherever possible, allowing the fruit to express itself freely through hands-off winemaking and displaying a fascination for the varying soils of the Rhône in his diverse wines, he’s just the sort of restless creative that we love to work with.
Viticulture
The vineyards are composed of light clay and sandy soils with vines grown on terraces. The vines are around 40 to 50 years old and are on a North facing slope, and planted at 4000 vines per Ha. Hand picked grapes.
Winemaking
100% de-stemmed, with a 15 to 20 day fermentation and maceration in stainless steel with natural yeasts. No malolactic fermentation. 12 months ageing in stainless steel.
Tasting Note
Grapefruit, apricot, peach, citrus aromas, white floral notes, A highly expressive and complex nose, nice acidity and minerality in the mouth. A lovely saltiness at the end of the pallet.
Food Matching
Seafood, chicken, rabbit, fresh cheese.
Viognier 40%
Grenache Blanc 30%
Roussanne 30%
Oak Ageing:
No oak ageing
Features:
Vegetarian
Vegan
Biodynamic
Producer works organically
13.5%
Closure
Natural cork
Colour
White
Still wine
Case Size
12 x 75cl