Domaine de Corps de Loup — Attraction in Lyon

It was 2025 Jun when we first set foot on the land of Rhône and Domaine de Corps de Loup was our 2nd stop for wine tasting.

We were lucky to have Benji as our guide who introduced us to one of the vineyard near by the cellar and explained their wines in details with fluent English. What a magnificent experience to the steep slopes under the burning sun where my shoes barely held myself up while I was walking uphill. The heart beating moments recalled me of drinking wine from Côte-Rôtie.

Benji hosted us a wine tasting session with total 3 whites and 5 reds. To be honest all are impressive with a small production (and shipping within France only). Personal favourites are Viognier, Saint-Joseph white with 50% Roussanne and 50% Marsanne, and the Côte-Rôtie “Empreinte”. It is very luxury for me to try different styles of Syrah and the differences are noticeable.

We recommend to visit in early morning because it can be quite busy near...

The rudest welcome I have experienced! He brought out 5 wines to taste, explained nothing about any of them, no explanation of the vineyard, family, tried to engage in conversation but was impossible. He did not want to be there. Tastings were brought out one minute apart, no chance to digest any flavours, he then dumped the price list on the table and walked away and spent 5 minutes bad-mouthing the customers with his colleague who also looked completely over it. Unprofessional, rude, no compassion, very expensive, give it a miss there are so many great vineyards to visit. We did 5 visits this day, this was our only bad experience. Such a great region with amazing...

We booked a mini tour and tasting here. Our guide, Benji, spoke excellent English and facies himself a cowboy. He was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the wines and the estate. His passionate for winemaking was infectious and we had such a good time learning all about the area, the grapes and the different wines. When driving in, remember that the vineyard is very, very steep. Be careful when driving up and turning corners. If you are not confident about it, you can park at the bottom of the slope and walk up. Ring for directions. They had some excellent wines and we left with a couple of bottles and some...