Condrieu

Wow.  One of the best Viognier based wines that I have had.  Medium golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is clean with steely melons, pears, and minerality.  Medium to full bodied.  Crisp acidity.  On the palate, honeydew, pears, slight lemon and underlying minerality.  Long finish.  This is delicious on its own but will be better with food.  It would pair nicely with Pork Chops.  Drink over the next three to five years.  

Great showing for this bottle.  It is pricey, but the wine is great.  Golden in color with some green hues, clear and bright. The nose is great with peaches, white flowers along with an underlying earthiness and salinity.  Medium to full bodied.  Complex.  On the palate, peaches, lemons and slight vanilla.  Nice acidity.  Long finish.  This is still youthful and should drink well for another five to ten years.  It is nice on its own and will stand up to most foods.  It would work with Roasted Asparagus (no easy feat) but it would be great with Roasted Shellfish.  

Very nice expression of a northern Rhone Viognier.  Deep golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is perfumed with floral notes as well as peach, slight hay, and slight golden raisin.  Full bodied.  Viscous, slightly oily texture.  On the palate, some waxiness with some pear, slight orange and just a hint of floral notes.  Good acidity.  Dry.  Long finish.  This probably should be drunk in the next few years to enjoy the freshness.  Nice on its own, this would work well with lighter foods but would be nice s well with lobster.  

This is the basic Condrieu (they also make a higher end called La Doriane).  It is made from 100% Viognier grapes.  Golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with floral qualities along with some vanilla and spice.  With air, apricots emerge along with a bit of peach.  Medium to full bodied.  On the palate, the apricots and spice come thru.  A bit of a bitter ginger note on the finish.  This needs a bit of cellaring, maybe two or three years, and then should drink well for five to eight more years.  Very nice on its own, this will work better with food.  Shellfish would be a nice