Andre Perret, Condrieu, Coteaux Chery

Last bottle. Good timing. Worth finishing up soon as acidity has gone. Serve more chilled than you would have done a year ago.

2006 vintage

Just starting to fade. Drink up.

2006 vintage

Gold in the glass, long legs, not as floral/apricot as lesser viognier, LONG finish. Rich but with a steely core. Excellent. Drink this year, or just into next.

2006 vintage

Is this why I no longer drink much Viognier? The flavors in this wine are very good, lots of honey and stone fruits, but completely lacking in acidity. It is a rare night that I don't finish my half of the wine, but my palate just got too fatigued. 5 more bottles left, and they need to be drunk soon, but I can't get excited about it. I gave it an 87 because there is nothing wrong with this bottle …

2006 vintage

Rhône-themed Dinner: Condrieu, Hermitage Blanc, Châteauneuf, Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie (Pera Restaurant, San Francisco, California) : Light golden yellow color; mature, VA, oxidized, baked grapefruit, apricot nose; oxidized, tart apricot, kumquat, mineral, oxidized apple palate, a little hot; medium finish

2006 vintage

huge rich white summer fruits, oranges, followed by same in mouth with intoxicating richness. wonderful. has retained the exuberance of youth and added more depth

2006 vintage

Medium gold color with mineral on the nose. The palate is a surprise of apple, butterscotch, peach pit and honey, yet the wine is dry. Alcohol is beautifully balanced, and the mouth feel is full and rich (just shy of oily.) There is so much going on here, I imagine one will taste something different over time. Unique and a real pleasure.

2006 vintage

fabulous - at peak - exuberant spicey flowers

2006 vintage

Rhone Dinner at Frank Murray's with Jim & Gloria Mack : White peaches, stony minerality, meyer lemons, mandarin oranges. Very smooth, long finish. My WOTF.

2006 vintage

At Pierre Orsi. Very similar to my experience from one year ago. The nose evokes the same panoply of fruit, stone and floral aromas. The palate does not display the oily character noted before, but instead it is completely silky with a stony quality. Truly pleasurble, almost exciting.

2006 vintage

beautiful summer fruits, heavenly, very long

2006 vintage

What a brilliant Condrieu - probably best I ever tasted. Gooseberries, apricots. Silky and luscious.

2006 vintage

Absolutely wonderful Viognier. Impressive floral bouquet with a touch of citrus. Like being in someone's rose garden next to an orange grove. Rich oily flavors of crème fraîche, mangoes and lychee. Great acidic balance and minerality on the finish.

2006 vintage

lovely fruit, quite hard edged. 7

2006 vintage

Not-the-Usual Whites Blindtasted (Tom's House, Palo Alto, CA) : Group's #4 (my #3) – 57 pts; 3, 1, 4, 4 - light canary yellow color; Viognier, floral, green banana, ripe citrus and white peach nose; tasty, lovely, orange blossom, mineral, tart peach and lime palate; medium finish 91+ pts.

2006 vintage

Dinner Marche Ed Rebecca -- waaaahhhh, my last bottle, and showing great. Classic nose of garden of flowers, apricot, white rose, violet and a touch of lychee. Silky on the palate and well balanced, always a stunning white!

2006 vintage

rijp geel van kleur, neus is wat apart, parfum, chemisch, dik geel fruit, bloemig, smaak is ook wat afwijkend, licht nog wat koolzuur, verder warm in de mond, alchohol is duidelijk waar te nemen, komt wat log over, dik, wijn is nog geen eenheid, wellicht te iong? of een vreemde fles, het was zeker geen kurk, ook wat afwijkend van de "normale" Condrieu stijl. Thuis nog maar eens proberen. gedronken bij Lambermons

2006 vintage

Gary Rona Cyn dinner -- showing a bit more heavy handed this time, with much less of that explosive floral freshness of 6 months ago. Still a nice ultra ripe peach, pear and candied apricot. Just lots less of the wonderful heady violet and white flowers.

2006 vintage

Xanh Cyn Ro et al -- Amazing aromatics as always, like walking into a garden in full bloom (violet, lavender, white rose, honeysuckle). A touch more heavy handed on the palate this time, esp with some heavier fish dishes, maybe better as an aperitif to purely enjoy its aromatic delicacy.

2006 vintage

Truly, there's an explosion of aromas from the glass (closed on opening - but was fully open in 15 minutes). Honeyed apricot, pineapple, flowers and a hint of orange. Palate is full of layered flavors and there's an oilyness that is absolutely balanced by acidty and mineral. A unique and wonderful white.

2006 vintage

Dinner at Chez TJ Elvin and gang -- monumental Condrieu, explodes from the glass with a garden of white flowers from honeysuckle to orange blossom to white rose. Lavender emerges, as does violet, orange oil, candied apricot and honey. Seamless on the palate with a great balance of flamboyant Viognier character and refreshing cleanness. The aromatics alone on this had the table swooning, it was like a walk in a spring garden! Maybe at a "perfect" drinkability window?

2006 vintage

BBQ Chris Julie Cyn etc -- Wow, what a mesmerizing white. Ethereally balanced, loaded with white rose, ripe peach and violet. Classic expressive yet balanced Condrieu.

2006 vintage

Cyn dinner for Rob and gang -- Fresh, floral and ethereally balanced. Has that wonderful violet and orange blossom floral nose, a rich ripe apricot and fresh sliced pear element to the palate. Maybe a tad flamboyant for some, but I am a sucker and think this is a great aperitif (even went well with the first few courses of halibut and finger foods).

2006 vintage

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