Description
This overperforming, relatively unknown estate has produced a Condrieu that punches above its weight. The 2022 Lieu-dit Vernon reveals a dense, fresh and lovely smoky bouquet of white flowers, pear, honeysuckle and spices. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered, it’s fresh and precise with a fleshy core of fruit, leading to a long, ethereal, pure and fresh finish. Matured for 18 months in a combination of large oak barrels and used barrels, this beauty will evolve gracefully over the next two decades.
- Country: France
- Region: Rhone Valley
- Appellation: Condrieu
- Size: 750ml
- Color: White
Varietal
Viognier
Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France’s most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.
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