2000 Condrieu La Doriane
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The single vineyard 2000 Condrieu La Doriane exhibits smoke, spice, and minerality in addition to tell-tale jammy apricot/peach/honeysuckle notes. While more backward as well as structured than the regular cuvee, it is profoundly concentrated, exotic, and rich. It should drink well for 2-4 years. Guigal produces approximately one-third of Condrieu's total production, and, not surprisingly, his offerings are generally among the top three or four of the vintage. Two-thousand was a better year for whites than reds in the northern Rhone, and that is evidenced by his two cuvees of Condrieu. Importer: Fred Ek, Ex Cellars Wine Agencies, Solvang, CA; tel. (805) 686-9153
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Robert Parker
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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($65; done in all new barriques Superripe (14.7% alcohol), complex aromas of flowers, white fruits, smoke and lichee. Dense and thick in the mouth, with compelling peach and spice flavors; chewy yet almost magically smooth and nicely delineated. Really explodes in the mouth. Very long and aromatic on the aftertaste.