A most excellent bottle. Wonderful nose - honey, peach and a hint of green apple with white blossom. Wonderful textured body and very mouth feeling. A mineral finish that lingers on well and truly after you have finished your dinner. Drink now or another 4+ years.
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Fans of Condrieu, rejoice! A fantastic wine which can still go for much longer. Yellow nectarine and floral nose, followed by a viscous body that has layers of fruits (apricots, stone fruits) combined with secondary characteristics (waxy etc.). Great structure and acidity.
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Incredible wine. Such a balance with fruity flavors, minerality, integrated oak and a perfect acidity. Very long finish. Drink or keep, the waxy aromas are already coming trough.
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This is on the leaner side, with strong minerality, a bit austere, though with some nice complexity. Not sure how it will develop further in bottle, maybe this is a wine that will turn into something wonderful down the road?
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saline fresh nose with apricots Excellent texture, rich full body with good balance and freshness Mineral notes, intense, long and complex Very fine Condrieu . One that makes me realise what all the fuss is about
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An absolute beautiful rendition of Rhone Viognier ! Somewhat muted on the nose with hints of honeysuckle and ripe peach. The palate explodes with richness with a firm backing of minerality. Much more in balance and better nuanced than the rich 2009's. Lingering finish of ripe peach, marmalade, and lemon zest. A stunning balanced white. Had with consommé and a dish of orrichette with rapini. What a wonderful lunch !
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Leo's Blind Tasting Group - Nov '14 edition (Txikito, NY): Lovely aromatics with an array of sweet floral notes, ripe tropical fruits, and tarter citrus and herbal aromas coming together into a really complex fragrance. The palate comes across rather soft and creamy textured though, not showing as much acidity as I'd like with the flavours feeling a touch heavy, though still well balanced.
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An almost ideal balance of rich Condrieu fruit flavors and mouthwatering, mineral lightness you don't find often in these wines. Might be better with a little more time in bottle but great right now.
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3/6/2021 - tanduybui Likes this wine: 94 Points
A most excellent bottle. Wonderful nose - honey, peach and a hint of green apple with white blossom. Wonderful textured body and very mouth feeling. A mineral finish that lingers on well and truly after you have finished your dinner. Drink now or another 4+ years.
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7/24/2020 - tanduybui Likes this wine: 96 Points
Fans of Condrieu, rejoice! A fantastic wine which can still go for much longer. Yellow nectarine and floral nose, followed by a viscous body that has layers of fruits (apricots, stone fruits) combined with secondary characteristics (waxy etc.). Great structure and acidity.
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8/17/2019 - afot Likes this wine:
Incredible wine. Such a balance with fruity flavors, minerality, integrated oak and a perfect acidity. Very long finish. Drink or keep, the waxy aromas are already coming trough.
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6/12/2019 - alanr wrote: 90 Points
This is on the leaner side, with strong minerality, a bit austere, though with some nice complexity. Not sure how it will develop further in bottle, maybe this is a wine that will turn into something wonderful down the road?
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8/20/2018 - Mtpisgah Likes this wine:
Consumed over two days. Nice floral nose. Palate of honeysuckle, apricot, minerally mouth feel. A little fat.
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11/1/2016 - Neuneuil Likes this wine: 92 Points
Light, delicate white flower/honeysuckle nose. Deliciously smoothly coated texture taking over the mouth. More mineral that Cuilleron's Chaillet
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7/7/2016 - henrygjeffreys Likes this wine:
saline fresh nose with apricots
Excellent texture, rich full body with good balance and freshness
Mineral notes, intense, long and complex
Very fine Condrieu . One that makes me realise what all the fuss is about
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7/12/2015 - Oliviermac Likes this wine: 94 Points
Restrained nose but the wine if full, fat and rich. Excellent
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2/21/2015 - drdan8 wrote: 94 Points
An absolute beautiful rendition of Rhone Viognier ! Somewhat muted on the nose with hints of honeysuckle and ripe peach. The palate explodes with richness with a firm backing of minerality. Much more in balance and better nuanced than the rich 2009's. Lingering finish of ripe peach, marmalade, and lemon zest. A stunning balanced white. Had with consommé and a dish of orrichette with rapini. What a wonderful lunch !
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11/17/2014 - salil wrote: 89 Points
Leo's Blind Tasting Group - Nov '14 edition (Txikito, NY): Lovely aromatics with an array of sweet floral notes, ripe tropical fruits, and tarter citrus and herbal aromas coming together into a really complex fragrance. The palate comes across rather soft and creamy textured though, not showing as much acidity as I'd like with the flavours feeling a touch heavy, though still well balanced.
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8/29/2013 - vendange wrote: 93 Points
An almost ideal balance of rich Condrieu fruit flavors and mouthwatering, mineral lightness you don't find often in these wines. Might be better with a little more time in bottle but great right now.
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4/11/2013 - sebastienjm wrote: 94 Points
bu au restaurant du shangri-la sans prise de notes... avec une langouste au gingembre!
L'accord était remarquable, ce condrieu était frais et délicat du fait du millésime, il se tenait donc très bien à table!
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