2011 Condrieu Ayguets

(bottled with 100 g/l residual sugar): Full gold. Flamboyant aromas of apricot nectar, orange marmalade, vanilla and ginger, with a bright mineral topnote. Big, concentrated and luscious, displaying intense pit and orchard fruit flavors and a touch of bitter citrus zest. Extremely sweet and lush but showing unlikely vivacity thanks to a bracing jolt of acidity. Finishes juicy and very long, with resonating orange and pit fruit liqueur qualities.