Condrieu, 2017

Alcohol: 13.5% Bottle size: 75cl Age of Vines: They date in part from 1997 and also from 1989. Half aged in cuve and half in older barrels and never given any batonnage, it went through a long, two years élevage with malos completed, before bottling in September 2019. It is very well-balanced and at ease in its youth with just 10mg/l of sulphur added – in stark contrast to many examples of Condrieu which weigh in with 80 mg/l. On the nose you notice zesty pear skin and stone fruits, the palate is supple with an elegant gras, and there’s a teasing, alluring quality on the finish which builds and builds with the granitic terroir playing its hand.