2018 | Vidal-Fleury | Condrieu

Highly perfumed, it showcases floral aromas, backed by notes of apricot and exotic fruits. The palate is long, with fine minerality. Medium-bodied, the wine has a good concentration and a fresh, focused, elegant style.

Reviews:

• Wine Enthusiast: Hints of candied ginger and vanilla accent honeysuckle and peach in this classic, perfumed wine. It's delightfully lactic and creamy on the palate yet brightened by streaks of tangerine acidity and a bristling mineral edge. This elegant, weighty wine should show its youthful side till 2023 and approach another peak again from 2025.

• Jeb Dunnuck: Clean citrus, white grapefruit, and a touch of sappy flowers emerge from the 2018 Condrieu. It’s medium-bodied, beautifully balanced, has good acidity, and shows remarkable purity and precision in this hot vintage.

Producer Information

Vidal Fleury was founded in 1781 as a wine grower and proprietor of vineyards in the Cote Rotie. With more than two centuries of continuous operation, it's undisputedly the oldest functioning winery and wine firm in the Rhone Valley. Founder Joseph Vidal strove to produce wines that expressed the typicity of the various soils and to achieve the highest degree of quality possible. True to the founder's goals. the winery continues to produce wines that are the finest expression of their appelation. Today Vidal Fleury offers a comprehensive range of red, white and rose wines from the Rhone Valley. Recognizing the enormous potential of Vidal Fleury and the value of its brand, the successful Rhone winemaker Marcel Guigal bought the company in 1986. Modern equipment in a spotless environment is used to implement the traditional methods in winemaking. All red wines and selected white wines are matured adn aged in oak barrels and casks. Selected cuvees are aged in new oak for part or all of the maturation process.

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