A new modern approach: Freshness, minerality & elegance

2022 l’Origine Viognier - from the plains IGP Collines de Rhodiannes Really bright on the nose, violets and apricots, with a touch of lime, light and bright on the palate with a hint of stone fruits, good balance, a soft...(read more)

This bright, pure Viognier comes from plots high up above Ampuis. It has a freshness to it that is hard to resist. Clearly Viognier, but miles from the heavy, fat peachy style which is all too common here. This is nicely...(read more)

2021 Saint Joseph Blanc 50% Marsanne 50% Roussanne 12 months in oak 1 x 3 year old barrel and a 1 year old barrel, wears the oak well, floral notes with brightness, a hint of banana skin and lots of bright peach and apri...(read more)

2021 Saint Joseph Blanc Pierre Blanche Domaine Lionnet 100% Roussanne from a miniscule 0.29 hectare plot near Chateaubourg. A blend of 4/5 year old barrel and amphora. I really like the understated nature of this wine, i...(read more)

Another beautifully crafted wine from the Botts. Apricot & peach nectar with white blossom, a hallmark of the vintage, this is blended from 70% Marsanne & 30% Roussanne, all from granite and approx 9 months in Fr...(read more)

Again very elegant fragrant, precise, flowers, stone fruit, sleek, delivers itself really nicely, quite gentle pure with great acid and a textural note on the finish.

Light & floral on the nose, a touch of orange peel, perfumed with a lovely touch of parma violet. The mouthfeel is delightful, a hint of turkish delight with a touch of cummin, soft and floral but very pure with a hi...(read more)

There are just 2,000 bottles of the 2020 Condrieu Coeur de Roncharde, from a parcel of 70-year-old vines. This vintage is quite floral, with notes of peppery-gingery spice, citrus and pineapple on the nose, while the pal...(read more)

l'Octroi is a small holding on the slopes of Malleval, from granite and sandy soil, lots to like here as always with a Gaillard Condrieu, ripe peach, apricot and jasmine floral notes to, impressive as always.

2022 Kāmaka Viognier Seyssuel: Bright aromatics on the nose, lemon notes and a touch of coriander seed too, a hint of blossom and violet notes in the background too, ripe acidity and a mineral core all come together very...(read more)

'My Cherie Amour, lovely as a summer day' I'm pretty sure Stevie Wonder penned this song sitting high above the village of Condrieu with a glass of Niero Chéry. It would be easy to make the leap, the 2020 is all f...(read more)

A selection of the best barrels and tanks from the vintage. Much more expressive, apricot & peach, mandarin & a hint of floral spice, there is oak but it is well integrated, a light acidity suggest this will be b...(read more)