Le Caveau du Château, dégustations de grands vins des Côtes-du-Rhône

A 30-minute drive to the South of Lyon, the Caveau du Château is a space to welcome wine lovers. Here you can discover, taste and purchase some of the most prestigious wines that the Rhône Valley has to offer.

This is a place steeped in history where the Guigal family wishes to share their love of this illustrious region and its heritage. A place which has given birth to great wines and great winemakers alike.

Wines to taste

At Caveau du Château in Ampuis, visitors can buy wines from the following estates:

Maison Guigal
Maison Vidal-Fleury
Domaine de Bonserine
Château de Nalys
Château d’Aqueria

There are around fifteen different appellations to discover, including white, rosé, red and natural sweet wine. A full and diversified selection, beautifully representing the prestigious appellations of the Rhône Valley : Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Hermitage, Cornas, Châteauneuf-du Pape...

Tastings

Unique sharing and exchange experiences, our tastings offer the opportunity to discover more than fifty references from the Rhône Valley, featuring wines from Maison Guigal, Maison Vidal-Fleury, Domaine de Bonserine, as well as those from Château de Nalys in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Château d’Aqueria in Lirac & Tavel. Wous vous invitons à nous adresser votre demande de pré-réservation pour nos expériences via le formulaire en bas de page.

Discovery Tastings :

A selection made by our team amongst the thirty or so references from the Collection ranges of our houses. The selection includes one wine from the CôteRôtie appellation. The other wines tasted are chosen from the other available appellations : Condrieu, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Péray, Cornas, Saint-Joseph, Hermitage, but also Lirac, Gigondas, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Tavel, etc...

Themed Tastings :

« Dégustation Trésors de la Vallée du Rhône » : une approche de nos plus grande cuvées, issues de parcelles d’exception, sur les appellations emblématiques de la Vallée du Rhône Nord & Sud (hors cuvées Côte-Rôtie Trilogie & Ermitage Ex-Voto). « Focus Terroir Côte-Rôtie » : une dégustation comparative de références de ce prestigieux terroir parmi les cuvées proposées de nos maisons de la Vallée du Rhône Nord (hors cuvées Côte-Rôtie Trilogie).

Wine workshops :

Trimestriels et sur inscription préalable, ces ateliers offrent l’opportunité d’accéder à un niveau de connaissance et d’expertise plus poussé sur les grands thèmes de la dégustation et du vin en général. Parmi les thèmes récurrents, retrouvez l’Initiation à la dégustation et les Accords mets & vins (fromages & vins, chocolat & vins…) Les tarifs et le calendrier sont disponibles sur simple demande par email : contact@lecaveauduchateau.com

Visits

Immersion in the cellars - from Tuesday to Friday only

Deepen your knowledge of wine by meeting the people who make it ! While visiting the cellars, you will get to discover the backstages of winemaking, and the values conveyed by the domains. Upgrade your cellar visit with an escape into the Côte-Rôtie vineyards where you can observe the verticality of the famous "chaillées" in an emblematic parcel of the Côte-Rôtie vineyard.

Complete this discovery with an excursion into the vineyards, where you can observe the verticality of its famous "chaillées" and be introduced to an iconic plot of the Côte-Rôtie vineyard..