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Saturday, January 15, 2022 - Nose of peach and apricot with some honey, typical Viognier. In the mouth a very smooth acidity and nice minerality. Normally I expect a more 'fatty' taste in a Condrieu but this one has real freshness, so white burgundy lovers will like the first mouth impression. The wine is 14% alcohol but doesn't feel like it. The finish is long and with lots of finesse. I have an ambiguous feel about the score I should give: I expected a creamy Condrieu (which I did not get = score 90) but got a fine mineral white with molten acidity (score 94), hence the 92. But after 1 hour it revealed more its true Northern Rhone origins, so perhaps it deserves a higher score. In any case a fantastic effort from Chapoutier!

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