2020 E. Guigal Condrieu La Doriane

Community Tasting Notes (33) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  3/25/2024 - DevenStephens Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Parents wedding anniversary 2024; 3/22/2024-3/25/2024: Parents anniversary supper, 8 courses, 7 wines.
  
  Wine 3: Guigal Condrieu La Doriane 2020.
  
  Paired with brown buttered scallops.
  
  My white of the night! Golden color. The nose was so sexy on this wine! Rich candied Pineapple, honeysuckle, acacia and white florals, pine tar and some vanilla. On the palate this has tons of tropical fruits, pineapple, green guava, acacia, again with coniferous notes and some crushed stone. It really coats the mouth with a long finish! This is beautiful now and I'm sure it could handle some aging.

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  3/17/2024 - WestfalenGG Likes this wine: 95 Points

  What a wonderful wine! Golden color. Superbly balanced. Fresh, yet low on acidity. Taste of honey and a bit of oak.

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  3/16/2024 - dbkitc wrote: 88 Points

  Good but not really jazzing me this evening. Golden color. The nose is inviting with classic sweet corn, flowers and mild honey notes. Weight and texture are there but it has less flavor depth than I would expect from the nose. A touch bitter on the finish. It’s good but I had hoped for more. (88)

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  3/13/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Monthly Tasting Group HWS; Condrieu (By AH): Beautiful and complex bouquet with apricots, honey and caramel. Same impressions on the palate, beautiful acidity, some ginger, beautiful sweet touch and bitterness. Great wine.

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  2/10/2024 - COWineLover wrote: 89 Points

  Pale yellow color. Aromatically this is predominantly stone fruits and Asian pear. This lacked the lanolin mouthfeel I frequently find with some Viognier with just enough acidity on the attack to keep this from leaning flabby. Primary flavor profile for me was limited to anise and a spicy butterscotch. Through the mid-palate this keeps the spiciness as the predominant flavor profile. This has an ok finish, but this never really evolves or penetrated my tasting with any nuance or finesse. This remained somewhat one-dimensional and never captivated me over the course of several glasses. Half the bottle to be consumed in day 2.
  
  Day 2 there was a small expansion with honeysuckle, but this remained one dimensional without charm, verve, or character. No change in the overall score.

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