2017 Guillaume Gonnet "Le Virtuose", Lirac, Rhône Valley, FranceOwner and winemaker of his familys Chteauneuf du Pape estate since 2006, 'Guillaume Gonnet, Vigneron', was created by Guillaume and his Australian wife Kelly. Guillaume and Kelly have always been fascinated by the notion of terroir, most notably about how the Southern Rhne varieties express themselves in diverse terroir. Guillaume Gonnet wines are the realisation of their dream to explore the potential of Southern Rhne grape varieties in varing

It was a purely non-professional round up and it drew a crowd of 1

he longed to become involved in the Sherry trade itself

Hermann discovered that the cool climate and gravelly soils of the Finger Lakes were similar to his family’s vineyards in the Mosel Valley

l’Artiste barely looks like a bottle opener

consistent with the vintage and the stainless steel

and they’ve begun tentatively to experiment with sans soufre winemaking

consistently producing innovative and terroir-focused wines

As of 2001

Guillaume and Kelly have always been fascinated by the notion of “terroir”

refined structure

Four months in stainless steel

The wine is aged on the lees in neutral oak to add a textural element without imparting heavy oak flavors