Famille Garon - Condrieu La Vieille Maison blanc 2022
Rhône
White
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Drink or Keep
95/100
Decanter
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91/100
James Suckling
A generous Condrieu with the main notes of stone fruit, citrus and the sweetness of acacia honey. It will envelop your palate and finish with a pleasant salinity. Ageing in oak barrels brings complexity and richness to this wine. It can be enjoyed young or kept for up to ten years.
Features
Estate
Domaine Garon
Cuvée
La Vieille Maison
Vintage
2022
Designation
Condrieu
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
100% Viognier
Terroirs
Granitic, filtering soils with clay in some plots, a blend of lieux-dits located in the Condrieu appellation, terraced cultivation.
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Grapes traditionally pressed in whole bunches, fermentation begins in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and then in 228-litre oak barrels, slow extraction of aromas thanks to temperature control during alcoholic fermentation, malolactic fermentation the following spring.
Breeding
12 months in 228-litre French oak barrels
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Pearl gold
Nose
Scents of citrus, stone fruit and acacia honey.
Mouth
Juicy and concentrated, with pear and peach aromas and persistent floral and mineral notes on the finish.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Drink before
2032
Guard
10 years
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with asparagus risotto, poultry stuffed with mushrooms, blanquette of monkfish, white pudding...
Domaine Garon
Condrieu
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))
About the domain :
This estate has a few pretty vines in the Côte Blonde area, including one on Goutay, near their home, but their best wine comes from Les Rochains, on the schists near La Landonne. The production still lacks homogeneity, but the style is authentic, with the mark of the whole harvest. The 2017s showed a beautiful face this year.
Decanter
Rated wine (guide 2022) 95/100 (Vintage 2021)
Rated area (2023 guide) Recommended
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the domain :
The Garon sons bring out the best in the diversity of Côte-Rôtie terroirs. We are seduced by the style of the domaine's wines, which are distinguished by their finesse of texture. The fruit is precise, and the ageing progresses according to the terroirs and their ability to handle the wood. Among the different cuvées, La Sybarine evokes the expression of granitic soils; Les Triotes, located on the Côte Blonde, next to Lancement, comes from schist; Les Rochins is born on the brown schist of the Côte Brune.
James Suckling
Rated wine (guide 2023) 91/100 (Vintage 2021)
Graded area (2023 guide) Recommended
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