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2018 Condrieu “Chéry”
André Perret
Legend has it that in the third century A.D. Emperor Probus issued a decree to uproot half of Gaul’s vineyards to combat overproduction within the Roman Empire. Yet he spared this special plot, his “coteau chéri” (darling hillside), based on the extraordinary nectar it produced. Today, Chéry’s legacy lives on: flaunting a sublime perfume, this voluptuous, refreshing, intricately woven masterpiece sets the bar at the summit for Northern Rhône whites. If you ever thought that Viognier could not age, hide away a few bottles of this Condrieu for ten years. The result—decadent, toasty, gloriously honeyed, yet bone-dry—is truly mind-blowing.
—Anthony Lynch
| Wine Type: | white |
| Vintage: | 2018 |
| Bottle Size: | 750mL |
| Blend: | Viognier |
| Appellation: | Condrieu |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | Northern Rhône |
| Producer: | André Perret |
| Winemaker: | André Perret |
| Vineyard: | 50 years average, 2.8 ha |
| Soil: | Granite, Mica, Schist |
| Aging: | Aged for one year on fine lees in barrique, then another three months in stainless steel before bottling |
| Farming: | Lutte Raisonnée |
| Alcohol: | 14.1% |
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Kermit once said...
Kermit once said...
For the wines that I buy I insist that the winemaker leave them whole, intact. I go into the cellars now and select specific barrels or cuvées, and I request that they be bottled without stripping them with filters or other devices. This means that many of our wines will arrive with a smudge of sediment and will throw a more important deposit as time goes by, It also means the wine will taste better.