Condrieu is one of the largest white wine appellations of Northern Rhone and it is the grape's ancestral home of Viognier and is considered the Epitome of Viognier.
Condrieu wines have an intense scent of a flower meadow, sometimes also chamomile, the acidity is low and the body full and supple. Usually the wines are partially developed in the barrique, which supports the structure, but the varietal aroma is not dominated.
Condrieu is one of the most exotic and distinctive wines in the world, with its intense aromatics and flavors of apricots, white peach and citrus, and its luscious, almost umami body. It happens to come from a dramatically steep area, and one so small that were it not for several influential people, Marcel Guigal among them, the appellation and its Viognier grape would have been swallowed by history.
Editors' Choice
Notes of candied grapefruit peel, lilac and apricot perfume this bright, sunny Viognier. While fermented and matured in one-third new oak, it balances smoky, spicy, vanilla-cream richness well against pristine tangerine and white-peach flavors, with an invigorating lift of tangerine acidity on the finish. Delicious young, the wine should gain honeyed nuances through 2030. Anna Lee C. Iijima, 9/1/2021.
Guigal's 2019 Condrieu features effusive floral aromas, followed by precise, chiseled notes of apricot and pineapple. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, plump and generous, with a silky texture and hints of ginger and white pepper on the lengthy finish. Joe Czerwinski, 2/10/2022.
The base Condrieu from Guigal always delivers and the 2019 Condrieu is stunning stuff, giving up a beautiful bouquet of ripe nectarines, orange blossom, honeysuckle, and exotic flowers. Just classic Condrieu in every way, it's medium to full-bodied, with remarkable purity, a fleshy opulence, and a great, clean finish. Readers looking for a textbook Condrieu can't go wrong with this. It should keep for 7-8 years, although I always prefer these wines in their first 4-5 years of the vintage.
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