Marie et Pierre Benetiere Condrieu

kinda heavy oaky wine. lacks freshness or spice

Very good. Rich but not cloying, mineral, lots of bruised apple and apricot. Floral character came out after an hour. Long finish. Fresh and enough acidity to keep balance.

Wine in the time of Corona Virus - Quarantining in NYC & NH; 3/7/2020-9/1/2020 (NYC/NH) : Popped this for the weekly Family Zoom call. Was really excited to try this but have to say, don't think it is ready for prime time yet. I agree with danstrings comment below that it was "steely and mineral" - but to me this came across a bit unyielding. I would like to see more complexity and mouthfeel come through. At this price point …

Moderate depth of fruit, quite mineral, seems to show some wood notes? maybe lees? Today this bottle is not giving up a lot.

Cassoulet at Bill's (Wilmette, IL) : As far as northern Rhones go, this too was alright. This was dominated by a green apple note (sans the acidity), almost to the point of being overwhelming. The acidity is there but it's relatively low. This just doesn't have enough cut. There's a nice bunch of florals here as well, but for me, it's the bitterness on the backend and the lack of acidity that really kills it for me.

Lovely steely minerally floral Condrieu

Having enjoyed the producers cote Rotie this was my fist taste of their condrieu and like their reds this was a wonderful example, after a 2 hour slow ox, the nose had white peach, florals, spices, and a subtle mineral component, the palate was rich, but really fresh and persistent with some lemon peel, stones and spice notes and showed little of the oily texture or big feel you can get from condrieu will be buying more of this!

PNP at an upscale Chinese - Szechuan BYOB. Nose was a tad muted because the wine was poured too cold. When it warmed in the glass it gave off scents of white flowers, jasmine, and white pepper. Unctuous on the palate with flavors of ginger, grapefruit pith, and strong white pepper. Only slightly oily as Viogner can be sometimes. Paired well with a simple lunch of scallion pancake and shrimp with Thai chile and celery. Not quite up to the …

Really tasty and distinct. Has the opulent texture and fruit -- a nice mixture of stone and citrus fruit -- of good Condrieu, with surprising acidity that makes this much more lively than some examples. Balanced and complex.

Pale, straw yellow. Bouquet features notes of peach, orange, and cream. The palate is round and full, mouth filling, delicious. Not at all heavy. Rather light on its feet and at the same time it seems lush. The finish, which is perfectly poised, goes on and on and on.

Lovely poise here, laid back yet with powerful fruit, brooding, excellent overtones of white lily perfume. Fantastic balance. Keep