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• acidqueen wrote: 95 points

  April 3, 2024 - Gold color. No significant decant but this definitely improved with air. Floral notes but really more about hay, earth and bitter citrus peel. Tasted like licking the inside of a mango peel - sour and bitter with a tropical undertow. No real sweetness here which is awesome. Sufficiently but not overripe, but well balanced by acid. Perhaps candied citrus peel. Might be the best Viognier I have ever had.
  Paired this with a Japanese style fried trout in a vinegared sauce with bamboo shoots and vegetables. The earthy and sweet-sour dish did well with this wine.

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• pbaek wrote:

  March 29, 2024 - I’ve experienced a lot of bottle variation with this wine and this particular bottle was sort of in between the good and not so good ones. Golden color. Mature Chablis-like bouquet, brine, toffee caramel, apples. Advanced, compared to the 2014 Chery, but there are no tropical fruit notes, rather baked apple notes, pear, toffee caramel. There’s good acidity, this is not heavy at all, but I’m also not sure this is the best example of what this wine can show. Have a few more in the cellar to try.

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• jkscully Likes this wine:

  January 22, 2023 - Unlike some past Condrieu that I have had, this one needed a full hour or so of air to open up. Really nice once it did. Lots of honey and grilled, smoky peaches along with ripe mango and fresh apricots. This reminds me of a Gewürztraminer, but more elegant and more sophisticated. It was better on the warmer side of the spectrum, which really drew out the strong salty and mineral flavors. There’s a touch of floral scents in there too, just enough to remind you that this is Viognier. Lanolin, coconut oil, and freshly cut wood on the finish along with some cardamom and ginger, and a nice burst of meyer lemon. The taste stays with you after you finish drinking it.
  
  Not as good on day 2, but still needed a lot of air. More calvados flavors.
  
  25% new oak barrels, which seems like the right amount (I remember the Guigal Doriane feeling like there was too much oak). I felt like I hit it in a good spot—6 or 7 years in.
  
  This is very good. I love it. If I’m being picky, this is about twice the price of many other wines from Condrieu, but is it that much better than, say, a top wine from Andre Perret? I’d love to do some side by side comparisons.
  
  Solid match with Pork roast, turnips, and creamed spinach, but I liked it better on its own. Drank in Riedel Montrachet glass.
  
  Early candidate for wine of the year.

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• ArtF wrote: 97 points

  December 31, 2022 - Medium gold. Better than just 4 months ago. Beautiful nose, more floral than ripe-fruity. Palate is full, slightly waxy, balanced and elegant. Hint of bitter acidity integrates after 60 minutes. Agree this can be decanted like a great white Burg. Will age but lose the floral, fruity notes that make viognier distinctive.

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• ArtF Likes this wine: 95 points

  September 17, 2022 - Medium gold. Discrete nose. Still subtly fruity, and full bodied. Firm,balanced and smooth. Acidity is fully integrated. At peak. Best when not too cold. Drink over next 6 months unless stored in cold cellar.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type White
• Producer Domaine Georges Vernay
• Varietal Viognier
• Designation Coteau de Vernon
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Condrieu
• UPC Code 3760148460124

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