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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...
I want you to realize once and for all: Even the winemaker does not know what aging is going to do to a new vintage; Robert Parker does not know; I do not know. We all make educated (hopefully) guesses about what the future will bring, but guesses they are. And one of the pleasures of a wine cellar is the opportunity it provides for you to witness the evolution of your various selections. Living wines have ups and downs just as people do, periods of glory and dog days, too. If wine did not remind me of real life, I would not care about it so much.
Inspiring Thirst, page 171