Francois Villard, Condrieu, Les Terrasses du Palat
Francois Villard · Rhone › Condrieu › France
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
91
/100
Reviews
6
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
66
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90.8
Avg Score
93
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Taster #3104
· Jan 31, 2026
88/100
I wonder if this was not a perfectly stored bottle? Certainly not faulty, but an unexpected slightly burn edged to it. Fine with food and enjoyable as Condrieu nearly always is. Not up to the standard of the 2020 (see 2 notes).
2023 vintage
Taster #6947
· Oct 20, 2025
91/100
(Au domaine) un cran au dessus des 22, car plus frais, plus classique; joli et simple, bien ce qu’on attend d’un Condrieu…
2023 vintage
Taster #7803
· Apr 30, 2025
91/100
Rhone Roots : More savoury, complex, heavier and darker-toned than Villard's other cuvees. Dense apricot fruit, marmite, sawdust. Dense and oily on the palate with slightly too much alcoholic burn, lacking in acidity. I enjoyed it more than the description would suggest - there's something quite visceral and honest about it.
2023 vintage
Taster #1705
· Apr 30, 2025
90/100
Tasted at Rhone Roots event with many Rhone wines. Complex, ripe apricot, almonds, lemon. Full bodied with silky mouthfeel. Long honeyed finish.
2023 vintage
Taster #2263
· Jun 19, 2021
92/100
cork out 30 mins prior to drinking with the bottle left in the fridge. Golden hue in a big bowl glass with a strong apricot aroma. Quite rich as expected on the palate with honeyed oaky fruit. Butterscotch and waxy apple flavour too. Absolutely delicious Viognier. Sugar levels a little high at this stage, some further integration will deliver an even better glass of wine in a few years..
2015 vintage
Taster #8492
· Jul 8, 2003
93/100
Exemplary, rich, soft, stylish, aromatic, true-to-type Viognier.
2001 vintage