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2022 E. Guigal Condrieu Rhone Valley 750 ml
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The Epitome of Viognier
Condrieu stands alone.
No white wine in the world can quite match the intoxicatingly exotic aromatics, unctuous richness, and stony verve as the greats from this legendary—but tiny—Northern Rhône region.
The whole appellation (420 acres) is smaller than Napa’s Stagecoach Vineyard (600 acres), which means it yields only a few superlative wines each year. And since the steep, granite slopes that characterize Condrieu can be near-impossible to work, the most enticing bottles often carry prices well into three digits.
Enter Guigal, the peerless Rhône producer led by Marcel Guigal, the man Robert Parker called “this planet’s greatest winemaker.” Every sip of Guigal’s 2022 Condrieu is a singular experience: The kaleidoscopic aromatics, the sexy texture, and the bounty of exotic fruit married to refreshing brightness—it all shows why aficionados revere wines from this one-of-a-kind region.
In his memoir, legendary wine writer Hugh Johnson describes the experience of eating legendary chef Michel Bras’s signature dish, gargouillou—perhaps the world’s most famous and carefully composed salad. The only wine to pair with it? Condrieu, whose lilting flavors and richness-without-oakiness feel like the perfect spring day in a glass.
The 2022 Guigal would be perfect with a MICHELIN three-star dish like that, or even a simply grilled piece of fish. Either way, you’ll be captivated by the aromatics alone, which feature ripe orchard fruit, headlined by the apricots that the Northern Rhône is famous for growing along its banks. Floral notes swirl in and out, drawing you in. The palate has the grace of a Mendelsson concerto, with an exotic, hard-to-place accent that keeps the wine intriguing as your glass empties.