I tried something different with this wine - I decanted it 30 minutes before consumption and what a difference that made. The roundness and the somewhat flabbiness were blown away. What was left was a smooth and mouth filling wine - stone fruits, peach, melon, honey with a good dose of minerality. The acid which is often missing in Condrieu also made a welcome entrance and carry the wine in a sculpted way. Good clean finish.
Drink now or 4+ years.
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Overwhelming in the nose and in the start in the mouth, a real "upfront" wine. Enormous floral and spicy impressions, high acidity that remains long. It lacks complexity and roundness, but an remous joy to drink. 91+
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Aromas of flint, freshly-fallen rain, foliage, honeysuckle, tropical melon and flowers. Richly layered palate with mineral highlights, adding butterscotch spice to sweet pitted fruit notes, along with hints of the secondary depth on the nose. Well-balanced acidity. Great depth and complexity through the finish.
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2/8/2024 - Swintonblade Likes this wine: 90 Points
2013 vernon corked (shame) so has this instead. Big development. Oily waxy and big mouthfeel. Good wine.
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7/11/2021 - tanduybui Likes this wine: 91 Points
I tried something different with this wine - I decanted it 30 minutes before consumption and what a difference that made. The roundness and the somewhat flabbiness were blown away. What was left was a smooth and mouth filling wine - stone fruits, peach, melon, honey with a good dose of minerality. The acid which is often missing in Condrieu also made a welcome entrance and carry the wine in a sculpted way. Good clean finish.
Drink now or 4+ years.
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2/12/2021 - maaike2 wrote: 91 Points
Overwhelming in the nose and in the start in the mouth, a real "upfront" wine. Enormous floral and spicy impressions, high acidity that remains long. It lacks complexity and roundness, but an remous joy to drink. 91+
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8/2/2017 - MattMauldin Likes this wine: 91 Points
Aromas of flint, freshly-fallen rain, foliage, honeysuckle, tropical melon and flowers. Richly layered palate with mineral highlights, adding butterscotch spice to sweet pitted fruit notes, along with hints of the secondary depth on the nose. Well-balanced acidity. Great depth and complexity through the finish.
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5/17/2017 - Man in Black wrote:
Medium lemon colour. Expressive nose displaying scents of orange peel, orange blossom, ripe peaches, green apple, fennel and hints of cream.
It is dry in the mouth with a soft acidity. It has a medium+ alcohol and a full body. It has pronounced intensity flavours and a long finish.
It is a very good quality wine. It shows complexity provided by floral notes and it is very concentrated and persistent. It could be fresher, though.
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