Tasting Ground official tasting, 2020 Condrieu
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Tasted Wednesday, May 11, 2022 by kostaslonis with 106 views
Introduction
Trying 6 Condrieu from top producers, all from 2020
Oinoscent
Tasted Wednesday, May 11, 2022 by kostaslonis with 106 views
Trying 6 Condrieu from top producers, all from 2020
2020 Domaine Georges Vernay Condrieu Les Terrasses de l'Empire
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu
The domaine’s principle Condrieu in volume terms, this comes from 45 yo vines in Sainte Agathe and La Caille climats. The grapes are hand-harvested at full maturity, pressed and fermented in 20hl wooden vats. The wine remains on its lees for another 8 months with occasional stirring.
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The wine shows freshness, extrovert, overripe mango, quince, apricot, medium intensity, shows density and depth, floral notes with perhaps some lees notes
In palate, the wine shows medium intensity, energy, minerality, warmth from 14% alcohol, glycerin, more herbal and floral than fruity compared to nose. Rather green at this point, the fruit is underripe in palate, apricot and pear, a few tropical notes, medium body, medium acidity, long finish.
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2020 Clusel-Roch Condrieu Verchery
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu
The vineyards are situated in Vernon and Chery, a total of 0.5 hectares, the vines are 30yo. Plant density is 8,000 vines/ha. The majority of fermentation takes place in barrels and a small in stainless steel tanks, always with natural yeasts. The malolactic fermentation takes place afterwards. Ageing for 1 year in barrels of stainless steel tanks. Fined and lightly filtered before bottling. Annual production 2,000 bottles.
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The wine shows very light character, pear and green apple next to apricot, less floral but more herbal than Vernay tasted before.
In the palate, the wine shows a more shy profile too, almost watered down compared to Vernay, the alcohol is considerably less (12.50%), elegant, a touch green fruit again, steely, mineral, long finish
Shows less impact on the palate, feels more airy/elegant, more green herbal than fruit, but it might as well have closed down
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2020 André Perret Condrieu Chery 92 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu
Vines on crumbly and granitic soil, with mica and schist, on a 3ha single site with south/south east facing exposure. Average age of vines 60yo, yielding about 35hl/ha. Fermentation regime: 1/3 of the production in stainless steel and 2/3 in wooden vats. The wine matures for 12 months with regural stirring of the lees followed by racking. The wine is then preserved on its lees for a year before bottling.
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Higher intensity in the nose, more vanilla, ripe fruit, green apple, peach and apricot, a beautiful green fruit layer, everything in balance, a few crushed raw almond and hazelnut.
In the palate, the wine follows the same profile, beautifully balanced, steely mineral, full body, fresh fruit, tropical hints, also apricot, pear, melon, warmth from 14.50%, long finish.
Very young to enjoy now, outstanding quality, truly elegant
Wine of the tasting for most
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2020 Rene Rostaing Condrieu La Bonnette
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu
The grapes for this cuvée comes from La Bonnette plot, a small limestone hillside with old vines. It contains granite sand soils and faces southwest. The harvest is carried manually when the grapes reach optimum ripeness. Partial destemming, maceration takes place over 10 days. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentations take place with native yeasts. The wine is aged in 600lt barrels of which only 5% is new oak. The wine is bottles unfiltered.
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The wine shows medium intensity in the nose, fresh fruit plus oak notes, vanilla, nutty, kiwi, melon and pear.
In the palate, the wine shows the same profile, warm from 14% alcohol, pear, melon, steely, mineral, medium to full body, medium acidity, long tight finish
Rather closed and not giving away much at this point
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2020 Domaine Yves Cuilleron Condrieu Les Chaillets
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu
The grapes come from the best and oldest vines on the estate, grown on muscovite-rich granite soils, on south-southeast facing terraces overlooking Chavanay. Les Chaillets is not a district, but the local name for terraces. The vines are planted with high density (8,000-10,000 vines/ha). The vines are picked when fully ripe and hand-sorted. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation takes place in barriques with native yeasts. The wine matures for 9 months in barriques, on its lees with no racking but regular stirring.
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The wine shows density, rather tight, balance tilted towards oak, ripeness of fruit, melon, apricot, peach, there is a strong, green herbal/veggie notesthat adds depth and its very interesting, vanilla notes.
In the palate, the wine is lighter on its toes, beautifully balanced, elegant, vanilla mixing well with the ripe melon, green apple, mango, fresh herbal notes, nice acidity, a touch warm (13.50%) in its long finish
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2020 E. Guigal Condrieu La Doriane
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu
The grapes come from the top terroirs of Condrieu, vineyards on very steep terraces. 1ha Côte Chatillon, Condrieu (shale, limestone),
1ha Colombier, St Michel Sur Rhône (granite, sand)
1ha Volan St Pierre de Boeuf (granite with iron oxide)
0,5ha Coteau de Chéry, Condrieu
The average age of vines is 35 years, yielding 39hl/ha. The wine is made exclusively in new oak for 12 months and then goes into malolactic fermentation. The wine then ages in new oak. The average annual production is 20,000 bottles.
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The wine shows high intensity, heavily based in oak treatment, new oak notes, walnut, vanilla even caramel, brioche, the fruit is on the ripe to overripe side, apricot, melon, quince, sweet spices.
In the palate, the wine shows full body, like Cuilleron’s les Chaillets tasted before, this is lighter in the palate, the high alcohol (14.50%) adds sweetness and warmth, almond, walnut, overripe fruit, peach, melon, vanilla and long finish
This will require time to absorb everything and find balance, highly extrovert and to easy to impress. But elegant? nope
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