92+ Peachy melon bouquet. Good concentration and excellent acidity with a lot of minerality. Good Citrus flavors. Nice complexity. Citrus, mineral, slate, Stone . This is really shut down a good bit. It seems to be the theme for me this week. I believe that this will probably re-emerge and showing even more complexity based upon other wines from this producer. Maybe wait a year to retry. Still an excellent wine
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93+ Pale gold color. Nice bouquet of melon honeysuckle spices floral notes slate. Medium bodied with good concentration. Flavors of melon, slate, salt, minerals, citrus, wihte peach. Loads of acidity and a lot of crunchiness to the minerality. Long acidic finish. The original baby fat is all gone and this is more of a solid wine with a lot of minerality. Drinks well now. I suspect though it may evolve further in the bottle over time. As always this is tasted best at almost room temperature in that room temperature. Of note I keep my house at 70 degrees
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Great concentration and complexity. Melon, citrus, slate stone, minerals with great acidity and complexity.. this has started to shut down from its primary fruit youth stage entering a dormant stage before it reemerges with more complexity and less primary effort. There is good density and grip to this wine. Well worth its high price tag. Good qpr. One of the best kosher white wines I've had
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94-95+. Pale gold color. Explosive bouquet of melon, dry peach, honeysuckle, mineral, salt. Medium bodied and slightly viscous. Concentrated and very complex. Intense flavors of melon, slate, mineral, salt, stone, incredible bracing acidity. Super long finish with fruit, acidity, minerality. Mind blowing. One of the best dry kosher white wines ever made. Well worth its $85 price tag. A must try and cellar selection. Don't walk, run. While it drinks beautifully now, it will likely evolve and improve more over the next 5-10 years. While many kosher whites that should be age worthy have tanked, I don't think this will be one of them. This is a first class production (I hope I don't have to eat (or drink) my words).
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Condrieu is an AOC in northern Rhône, just to the south of the Côte-Rôtie AOC. Wines from Condrieu are exclusively white wines made from Viognier. The best grapes are grown on steep, terraced slopes overhanging the river.
Our hero, the Les Vins de Vienne, La Chambée, Condrieu, 2018, as such, is 100% Viognier aged 9 months on lees in French oak casks, and the result is wonderful. Chambée
Les Vins de Vienne has become a rapidly noteworthy winery which was begun in Seyssuel by three friends in 1996 with their first production in 2000. Seyssuel's fame dates to the Roman Empire and the writings of Pliny the Elder which mentioned three crus, Sotanum, Taburnum and Heluicum. Les Vins de Vienne would name their own wines for these. LVDV was built on the remnants of the ancient Seyssuel vineyard, which laid fallow since the end of the 19th century, when it was destroyed by phylloxera.
Fast forward to 2017, when LVDV produced its first kosher run via the efforts of Nathan Grandjean of Yavine, whose laudatory goal remains to "propose new references of kosher wine, great domains ... but also appellations still unknown in the world of kosher wine." And 2017 gave us the first ever Condrieu produced kosher, a very-worthy offering into an ever-expanding library for the kosher explorer. I was lucky to taste the second kosher vintage, the 2018, along with friends this past Shabbos.
In the glass, clear medium gold. Pronounced, gorgeous nose of honeysuckle, blossom, jasmine, white peach, apricot, nectarine, lychee. Wet stone. Biscuit, brioche. Honey. Dry, high acid, medium plus (almost full) body, creamy and lush. Pronounced flavor intensity, with primary notes of ripe white tree fruit- peach, apricot, honeysuckle, and secondary notes of brioche (lees) and honey. Outstanding quality. Can drink now but this wine should age, and yes, even improve and evolve. Opulent but controlled and elegant.
$90, 13.5%ABV, non-mevushal
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A big concentrated mineral salty slate wine with lots of fruit also. Really complex and concentrated with great acidity and structure. While it drinks well now this really has the ability to age. Can drink with enjoyment now but I suspect that this will age well. Despite its high price tag it is still excellent QPR and top-notch quality. A must try
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93+. Unlike the 2018 cote rotie from this producer which was just like the 2017, this is similar yet very different from the 2017 (which was a tropical fruit flavor explosion). This is much more typical with great concentration, loads of melon and dry peach flavors with hints of fresh apricots. Steely mineral talc bouquet. On the palate, concentrated with a lot of acid, minerals, flint, slate. Great structure. This is a very dry well structured food wine. Well worth its high price tag. Drink now and over the next few years to capture its vibrancy and freshness. Sometimes these wines can be long lived
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4/26/2024 - Adam Pritzker Likes this wine: 92 Points
92+ Peachy melon bouquet. Good concentration and excellent acidity with a lot of minerality. Good Citrus flavors. Nice complexity. Citrus, mineral, slate, Stone . This is really shut down a good bit. It seems to be the theme for me this week. I believe that this will probably re-emerge and showing even more complexity based upon other wines from this producer. Maybe wait a year to retry. Still an excellent wine
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4/24/2024 - Adam Pritzker wrote: flawed
Oxidation
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12/8/2023 - Adam Pritzker Likes this wine: 93 Points
93+ Pale gold color. Nice bouquet of melon honeysuckle spices floral notes slate. Medium bodied with good concentration. Flavors of melon, slate, salt, minerals, citrus, wihte peach. Loads of acidity and a lot of crunchiness to the minerality. Long acidic finish. The original baby fat is all gone and this is more of a solid wine with a lot of minerality. Drinks well now. I suspect though it may evolve further in the bottle over time. As always this is tasted best at almost room temperature in that room temperature. Of note I keep my house at 70 degrees
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10/6/2023 - Adam Pritzker Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great concentration and complexity. Melon, citrus, slate stone, minerals with great acidity and complexity.. this has started to shut down from its primary fruit youth stage entering a dormant stage before it reemerges with more complexity and less primary effort. There is good density and grip to this wine. Well worth its high price tag. Good qpr. One of the best kosher white wines I've had
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4/1/2023 - Adam Pritzker Likes this wine: 94 Points
Another outstanding showing. Consistent flavors etc from last tasting
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2/10/2023 - Adam Pritzker Likes this wine: 94 Points
94-95+. Pale gold color. Explosive bouquet of melon, dry peach, honeysuckle, mineral, salt. Medium bodied and slightly viscous. Concentrated and very complex. Intense flavors of melon, slate, mineral, salt, stone, incredible bracing acidity. Super long finish with fruit, acidity, minerality. Mind blowing. One of the best dry kosher white wines ever made. Well worth its $85 price tag. A must try and cellar selection. Don't walk, run. While it drinks beautifully now, it will likely evolve and improve more over the next 5-10 years. While many kosher whites that should be age worthy have tanked, I don't think this will be one of them. This is a first class production (I hope I don't have to eat (or drink) my words).
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12/26/2022 - Kosher.wine.tastings Likes this wine: 94 Points
Condrieu is an AOC in northern Rhône, just to the south of the Côte-Rôtie AOC. Wines from Condrieu are exclusively white wines made from Viognier. The best grapes are grown on steep, terraced slopes overhanging the river.
Our hero, the Les Vins de Vienne, La Chambée, Condrieu, 2018, as such, is 100% Viognier aged 9 months on lees in French oak casks, and the result is wonderful. Chambée
Les Vins de Vienne has become a rapidly noteworthy winery which was begun in Seyssuel by three friends in 1996 with their first production in 2000. Seyssuel's fame dates to the Roman Empire and the writings of Pliny the Elder which mentioned three crus, Sotanum, Taburnum and Heluicum. Les Vins de Vienne would name their own wines for these. LVDV was built on the remnants of the ancient Seyssuel vineyard, which laid fallow since the end of the 19th century, when it was destroyed by phylloxera.
Fast forward to 2017, when LVDV produced its first kosher run via the efforts of Nathan Grandjean of Yavine, whose laudatory goal remains to "propose new references of kosher wine, great domains ... but also appellations still unknown in the world of kosher wine." And 2017 gave us the first ever Condrieu produced kosher, a very-worthy offering into an ever-expanding library for the kosher explorer. I was lucky to taste the second kosher vintage, the 2018, along with friends this past Shabbos.
In the glass, clear medium gold. Pronounced, gorgeous nose of honeysuckle, blossom, jasmine, white peach, apricot, nectarine, lychee. Wet stone. Biscuit, brioche. Honey. Dry, high acid, medium plus (almost full) body, creamy and lush. Pronounced flavor intensity, with primary notes of ripe white tree fruit- peach, apricot, honeysuckle, and secondary notes of brioche (lees) and honey. Outstanding quality. Can drink now but this wine should age, and yes, even improve and evolve. Opulent but controlled and elegant.
$90, 13.5%ABV, non-mevushal
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3/17/2022 - Adam Pritzker Likes this wine: 93 Points
A big concentrated mineral salty slate wine with lots of fruit also. Really complex and concentrated with great acidity and structure. While it drinks well now this really has the ability to age. Can drink with enjoyment now but I suspect that this will age well. Despite its high price tag it is still excellent QPR and top-notch quality. A must try
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5/18/2021 - Adam Pritzker Likes this wine: 93 Points
93+. Unlike the 2018 cote rotie from this producer which was just like the 2017, this is similar yet very different from the 2017 (which was a tropical fruit flavor explosion). This is much more typical with great concentration, loads of melon and dry peach flavors with hints of fresh apricots. Steely mineral talc bouquet. On the palate, concentrated with a lot of acid, minerals, flint, slate. Great structure. This is a very dry well structured food wine. Well worth its high price tag. Drink now and over the next few years to capture its vibrancy and freshness. Sometimes these wines can be long lived
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