Certainly good value. An opulent and strikingly ripe style, which I'm normally happy with especially in Condrieu. This is overdone for me though. So a dissenting note from me. Will it settle with a bit more time?
Refined and not as opulent as many viognier on the nose. Layers of honeysuckle, lemon zest, peach, pineapple, toasted hazelnut and a touch of beeswax. Full bodied and expressive on the palate with a long toasted nut finish. Drink now or hold.
WSET notes:
Medium gold.
Pronounced on the nose with honeysuckle, lemon zest, pineapple, peach, toast, smoke, flint, beeswax, honey, cream and hazelnut. Developing.
Pronounced and dry on the palate. Full body, medium alcohol, medium acidity, long finish.
Can drink now but has potential for aging.
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Sample tasting at work (Oinsocent): 13.5% Elgin Soil: Rose-Quartz Winemaking: The grapes were picked and whole bunch pressed, slowly extracting the juice at a rate of 550 lt per ton. The juice was settled for 48 hours and was racked into older, neutral 225 lt Burgundian barrels, and a 1500 lt concrete egg for fermentation and maturation lasting 10 months The “egg” component is 20% of the production. -/- Nice, ripe fruit, floral notes, a touch mineral, palate is juicy, nice nutty frame, almost lemony acidity, easy, med body and finish. Tasty
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5/4/2024 - finewinebuff57 wrote: 88 Points
7 months on from my last note and as I'd hoped it has settled and become a little more balanced. One point more
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10/5/2023 - finewinebuff57 wrote: 87 Points
Certainly good value. An opulent and strikingly ripe style, which I'm normally happy with especially in Condrieu. This is overdone for me though. So a dissenting note from me. Will it settle with a bit more time?
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7/15/2023 - Irish_Wine Likes this wine: 91 Points
Refined and not as opulent as many viognier on the nose. Layers of honeysuckle, lemon zest, peach, pineapple, toasted hazelnut and a touch of beeswax. Full bodied and expressive on the palate with a long toasted nut finish. Drink now or hold.
WSET notes:
Medium gold.
Pronounced on the nose with honeysuckle, lemon zest, pineapple, peach, toast, smoke, flint, beeswax, honey, cream and hazelnut. Developing.
Pronounced and dry on the palate. Full body, medium alcohol, medium acidity, long finish.
Can drink now but has potential for aging.
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6/23/2023 - Adam T 12 Likes this wine: 92 Points
This could probably benefit from a little cellar time. Very tart, but plenty of fruit.
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6/21/2023 - kostaslonis Likes this wine:
Sample tasting at work (Oinsocent): 13.5% Elgin
Soil: Rose-Quartz
Winemaking: The grapes were picked and whole bunch pressed, slowly extracting the juice at a rate of 550 lt per ton. The juice was settled for 48 hours and was racked into older, neutral 225 lt Burgundian barrels, and a 1500 lt concrete egg for fermentation and maturation lasting 10 months The “egg” component is 20% of the production.
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Nice, ripe fruit, floral notes, a touch mineral, palate is juicy, nice nutty frame, almost lemony acidity, easy, med body and finish. Tasty
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