Description
Reserve set at £139.00 for the 2 bottles.
Average Wine-Searcher (ex-tax) bottle price £107.00 at time of listing. The 2011 is unavailable worldwide.
"The bouquet shows ripe fruit, latent power. 1) It needs time and 2) It needs food such as pork, veal, lobster. It has honey at its heart, and almost an air of petrol. The palate has a rich and compact start, with close walls of textured, solid gas to fence it in. Its shape is rectangular, thus. It will loosen its stays from late 2014 – gradually. For now, the flavour is caramel, brioche and all tight-knit. It just keeps is ripe power within limits. A masculine, grounded Condrieu. Broad, profound, has good acidity, needs time – do not touch for now. Drink to 2024-26" JLL
“From a new parcel Chapoutier recently purchased, the 2011 Condrieu Coteaux du Chery reveals just how fabulous this terroir can be. My point of reference for Chery is undeniably Andre Perret’s single vineyard bottling from this site, but Chapoutier’s Condrieu is remarkable as well. Honeysuckle, peach and apricot marmalade notes interwoven with hints of rose petal and stone emerge from this full-bodied, unctuously textured, gorgeous white wine with a perfume that could fill a small room. Drink it over the next several years. The other cuvees, especially the Hermitages, will evolve for 30-50 years. 97 points, Robert Parker
“The grapes producing this Condrieu come from vines planted on South facing slopes, on soils composed of eroded granite and mica-schists. This is a very well-balanced wine with an intense minerality. Floral and smoky aromas characterise this wine. Some salty notes on the finish. Fermentation takes place in oak casks, using whole bunches and natural yeasts. The wine is then aged for a period of 8 months in 600-litre French barrels, and then a further two months in concrete vats. ”