2016 M. Chapoutier Condrieu Invitare

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 88.6 points

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  7/4/2020 - AngelicWines wrote: 87 Points

  I love Condrieu but this one is rough around the edges with astringency. I might hold this one a bit longer but not really sure how it will age.

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  10/22/2019 - merd Likes this wine: 85 Points

  Intense floral nose, oak, ripe stonefruit, fennel, melons, some heat. Palate is fat, oily, some fresh acidity to balance sweetness, still some heat. Medium length finish. Difficult to drink a lot of this one, feels big, including the headache! A bit closed? Will try again tomorrow. Better on day 2, acid felt fresher, was also served colder.

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  6/15/2019 - retired_and_roving wrote:

  2 weeks in Australia with a stopover in Singapore; 6/14/2019-7/1/2019 (Singapore, Sydney, Adelaide, McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Adelaide Hills): From coravin pour by the glass list at the Four Seasons Hotel bar (Singapore). A bit too cold to start. Some oakiness on the nose and palate. Not as distinctive as many Condrieus, but enjoyable with some minerality on finish.

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  3/14/2019 - forceberry wrote: 91 Points

  Fermented in cool temperatures. Aged in once or twice used demi-muids (85%) and new oak casks (15%). 13,5% alcohol. Tasted half-blind.
  
  Pale lemon yellow color. Ripe and quite sweet-toned nose of white peach and nectarine, some honeyed rich notes, a little bit of hay, light steely mineral notes, a sweet hint of grapey fruit and a touch of sappy herbal spice. The wine is moderately full-bodied and slightly oily, but also very fresh and lively on the palate wit hflavors of ripe pear, some apple jam, a little bit of hay, light notes of quince, a hint of floral spice and a touch of stony minerality. The acidity feels surprisingly high for a Viognier, lending good sense of intensity and clarity to the wine. The alcohol shows a little bit through. The finish is ripe, long and slightly waxy with fresh flavors of white peach, some pear and quince, a little bit of hay, light mineral notes of wet stones, a hint of savory wood spice and a touch of floral complexity.
  
  A very fresh, balanced and refined Condieu that shows good focus and sense of clarity. In a half-blind tasting of mainly-Condrieu Viogniers, this wine managed to perform really well, coming across as noticeably less heavy, less oaky and less alcoholic than many of its peers. Seeing how youthful and vibrant the wine was, I can see this continuing to develop in a cellar for at least a handful of years.

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  2/9/2019 - danstrings wrote: 85 Points

  Fresh steely nose but a chemical note from the oak I think, seemed high alcohol without fruit and balance as well.. A bit harsh on the palate. Coravined, will look at in a few days.

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