Domaine Georges Vernay Condrieu "Les Terrasses de l'Empire" dry white 2022

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Condrieu "Les Terrasses de l'Empire" 2022 dry white wine from Domaine Georges Vernay

Guide RVF des Meilleurs Vins de France 2025 (August 2024): 94/100. The definition and depth of Condrieu wines remain exemplary in 2022. Les Terrasses de l'Empire navigates between flavors of white peach and flowers, with great elegance and a lot of length.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Yohan Castaing, February 2025): 93/100. The 2022 Condrieu les Terrasses de l'Empire is pure and elegant, offering up aromas of white pear, peach, flowers, and honeysuckle, followed by a medium to full-bodied, rich and enveloping palate with a dense, fleshy core of fruit and a sensual mouthfeel that segues into a fresh, long, and quite saline finish, highlighted by a subtle bitterness. Crafted from several parcels that are on the upper steep slopes of the estate, it's a great classic at this address and, as always, an excellent Condrieu. Drink date 2024-2040.

Technical sheet written by the domaine:

The Condrieu “Terrasses de l’Empire” is the archetype of a fruit wine, with its unmistakable aromas of white peach and its elegant slenderness that embodies the charm of this style. A Condrieu crafted with harmony, where the aromatic quality balances the wine towards a beautiful freshness.

Appellation: Condrieu
    
Rootstock: 110 Richter

Grape variety: 100% VIOGNIER
    
Average age of the vines: 35 years

Vineyard: The very rugged vineyard makes mechanization impossible. The vines are maintained manually. Treatments are carried out with organic products.

Planting density: 8,000 to 10,000 plants/hectare

Pruning: Simple Guyot

Harvest: Manual, at full maturity (13° 14°) in crates. Direct pressing of whole bunches

Vinification: Partially destemmed harvest. Fermentation of the clear juices after static settling with temperature control in 20 Hl casks

Aging: Wooden tanks and a quarter in barrels of 3 and 4 wines

Cellaring: To be enjoyed between 5 and 7 years