
The Yves Gangloff estate ranks among the very best producers in the Northern Rhône Valley. This is down to the serious and meticulous work carried out on its 11 hectares of vineyards, planted on granite and schist soils.
This unconventional winemaker is, above all, a talented artist (a rock musician) who became a winemaker almost by chance. His sensitivity, humility and artistic flair are reflected in his wines. These wines, which are smooth, complex and well-balanced, are among the most sought-after in the region. They are mainly available by allocation.
Born in Alsace, Yves Gangloff moved to the Rhône region in the 1980s. He came to join his brother Pierre, a painter based at Château d’Ampuis. Pierre is notably the creator of the estate’s highly artistic wine labels. Yves Gangloff initially cut his teeth as a farm labourer at Delas, with no prior experience in viticulture. There he learnt the trade on the steep slopes of Côte-Rôtie and Condrieu.
What followed was a series of events that were, to say the least, unexpected. Gaston André, a winegrower who had been leasing his plots to Delas Frères, offered to sell him his vines. With no money to his name, he embarked on this venture with his wife Mathilde, who passed away far too soon in 2011. Initially supplying his wine to the wine trade, it was the collapse of that market that led him to decide to bottle his own wine. The Yves Gangloff estate was born.