Maison les Alexandrins
Condrieu
White 2023
Condrieu, an appellation that gives the Viognier grape variety its letters of nobility. This elegant wine offers a delicate minerality that blends with a lush roundness and notes of exotic fruits.
2023 was a year full of contrasts, which required great composure and experience to deal with the climatic hazards. The winter was mild followed by a wet spring then a summer oscillating between hailstorms and drought, before a complicated harvest period, between August 17 and September 20. A permanent risk of rain and unpredictable weather forecasts required us to constantly adapt our plans in order to harvest our grapes, of good quality and well concentrated in sugars, at their optimal phenolic maturity. At the end of the harvest, the meticulous work was more than rewarded: this very unusual vintage proved to be very promising, perfectly well balanced across all quality indicators. In the cellar, we are pleasantly surprised by the freshness of the whites. The terroirs resisted drought and offer magnificent balance. Low temperature fermentations helped preserve the aromatics. The reds required long macerations in order to extract all the essence of the vintage. The wines from the lowlands are crisp and delicate, the wines from the hills stand out for their density and the radiance brought by the granite. The aging period has now started, the wines will improve and the textures will slowly become more complex in the cellar.
Here the parent rock is granite. The topsoil varies between decomposing granite and loess. This soil is perfectly suited to the Viognier grape variety and the vines, planted in terraces, are constantly bathed in sunshine.
- Vinification partly in tanks and partly in 225-litre barrels.
- Matured on fine lees for 8 months.
Seductive bright gold colour with golden reflections. The nose reveals a particularly expressive and seductive aromatic bouquet, typical of Viognier with notes of exotic fruit and citrus fruit. A perfect combination of finesse and power, the palate is full bodied, complex, with beautiful fattiness, remarkably balanced by beautiful freshness. Its elegant aromas extend into a long finish.