Northern Rhône domaine led by Lionel Faury, with Condrieu and cellar choices that protect freshness and acidity.
The producer
Domaine Faury sits above Chavanay at La Ribaudy in the northern Rhône. Lionel Faury puts grape quality before cellar effect, using careful leaf management, shorter macerations and more whole cluster fermentation to preserve freshness and acidity. The cellar favors demi muids and foudres over heavy new oak, and the wines are bottled unfined with only light filtration. Condrieu Domaine Faury 2021 is the named white wine.
Known for
Grape first Rhône winemaking
Notable facts
Domaine Faury owns 17 hectares of vineyards at La Ribaudy above Chavanay in the northern Rhône.
Lionel Faury took over management in 2005 at age 22.
The wines are bottled unfined and with only light filtration.
A 600 litre barrel bought in 1989 provides oxygenation without an oaky taste.
The story
Lionel Faury on Water
Lionel Faury stands six foot five and has won his tenth Joutes Nautiques, the French championship of water jousting. He is soft spoken, humble and good humored. In the vineyards, warmer growing seasons have led him to keep more leaves on the vines, giving the grapes more shade. In the cellar, he uses shorter macerations and more whole cluster fermentation to preserve freshness and acidity. He brings those choices into the work at Domaine Faury.
From the atlas
Domaine Faury
Domaine Faury is a northern Rhône domaine led by Lionel Faury, with grapes placed first and freshness and acidity protected through vineyard and fermentation choices.
At A Glance
Field
Detail
Region
Northern Rhône
Home village
Chavanay
Named wine
Condrieu Domaine Faury 2021
Leadership
Lionel Faury
Defining practice
Careful leaf management and whole cluster fermentation
The Producer
At Domaine Faury, Lionel Faury puts grape quality before cellar effect. He took over management at age 22 and shaped his work around warmer growing seasons. Careful leaf management keeps more shade around the grapes, while shorter macerations and more whole cluster fermentation help preserve freshness and acidity.
New oak plays a minimal role. The domaine favors older demi muids and foudres, allowing the wines to develop without heavy wood influence.
Place
The vineyards sit on one of the hills above Chavanay, in the small hamlet of La Ribaudy. Domaine Faury owns 17 hectares there. The white wine named Condrieu Domaine Faury 2021 carries Condrieu as its appellation, linking the bottle to a specific Rhône wine category.
Wines
Condrieu Domaine Faury 2021 is a white wine from the Condrieu appellation. The vintage fixes the bottle to the 2021 harvest, while the appellation names its regional category.
Across the wines, minimal new oak and older demi muids and foudres allow development without heavy wood influence. Bottling is unfined with only light filtration.
Final Word
Domaine Faury puts grapes first. A 600 litre barrel bought by Lionel Faury's father in 1989 still brings oxygenation to the wine without an oaky taste.