Aroma
The nose is complex with yellow stone fruits (apricots and peach-
es) combining with floral notes (violet and acacia flowers).
Appearance
Bright pale yellow in colour with green highlights.
Palate
Rich and full-bodied on the palate, with a notable sapidity which
holds the whole together.
Vinification
After the hand harvest into small crates, the grapes are pressed
and then cold settled for 36 to 48 hours. The alcoholic fermen-
tation takes place mainly in stainless steel vats with controlled
temperatures. Some of the wines are racked into 225 to 500 litre
barrels where they remain for 11 months on fine lees. There is a
light filtration before bottling by gravity.
Food Matching
A splendid wine for festive dinner buffets. An excellent match for
spring asparagus in all its forms, poultry, fresh and mature goat
cheeses including “Rigotte de Condrieu” of course!
Region Notes
The vineyard is laid out in dry stone terraces (“chaillées”) of
granitic soils, with a south to south-east exposure.