Condrieu (From the
French coin de ruisseau meaning "corner of the
brook") is a
French wine-growing
Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) located in the northern
Rhône wine, near
Vienne and to the south of the
Côte-Rôtie AOC. The vineyards are situated in the seven communes of
Limony,
Chavanay,
Malleval,
Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône,
Saint-Pierre-de Boeuf,
Vérin, and
Condrieu in the French departments of
Ardèche,
Rhône and
Loire on the steep slopes of the foothills of the
Massif Central on the right bank of the
Rhône. The four southernmost communes can also produce wine under the
Saint-Joseph AOC. The wines made in this AOC are exclusively white, from the
Viognier grape, which may have originated in the region. Within Condrieu is the
enclave AOC of
Château-Grillet, producing wines that are also 100% Viognier. The Condrieu AOC was officially created in 1940.