Condrieu: Terrasses de l'Empire 2008
Description
This Condrieu has a textbook nose of acacia and honeysuckle is followed by a beautifully balanced palate of pears, white peaches and dried fruit with undertones of nuts and minerals with a subtle and seamless, dry finish.
- Style: White Wine, Dry (Sec), Full-bodied
- Region: Rhone, Condrieu,
- Producer: Domaine Georges Vernay
- Vintage: 2008
- Grape variety (Cépage): Viognier
- Wine pairing - drink with: Olives, Thai or Indian
- Cellarage: Best drunk when young within in its first 4-5 years.
- Vinification: Hand-harvested grapes, from just under 5 hectares of 40 year-old vines (from the lieu-dits of Sainte Agathe and La Caille) are fermented at 16°-17°C in 20 hl oak barrels. Lees stirring takes place until the New Year when the wine is then transferred to steel vats prior to blending and bottling in the late Spring.
- Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 12.5%
- Full Tasting Notes (PDF): Download
What others think of this wine...
Jonathan Ray, The Field Magazine March 2011 says:Decanting wines results in a more sumptuous and stylish drink... Whites of this quality taste better when decanted, too!
Stephen Brooks - Decanter Magazine September 2010 says:"Opulent nose, lush stone fruits. Rich, suave and concentrated, but not heavy. Has spice, vigour and good length."
Four stars. 17.5/20.
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