1997 Condrieu La Doriane
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The single-vineyard Condrieu La Doriane has become one of the three or four finest wines of the appellation. Made from a 4.5 acre parcel, this offering is spectacular in 1997. The 1997 Condrieu La Doriane achieved nearly 14% natural alcohol. Aged in 50% new oak and 50% stainless steel tanks, the wine is put through a complete malolactic fermentation, giving it a creamy, unctuous texture, a trait especially evident in the 1997. While dry, the wine possesses a fabulous nose of tropical fruits intermixed with floral scents and an underlying minerality. Intensely aromatic, spicy, and super-rich, this sensational La Doriane is the finest Guigal has produced from this hillside vineyard overlooking the famous Condrieu hotel/restaurant, Beau-Rivage. 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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Oakier, spicier nose features coconut and cinnamon. Strong, thick and concentrated, but quite dry, with more finesse and structure than the above. Here the acids seem firmer, but I don't get the citric notes shown in years with higher acidity. Dry, very persistent back end. Rather oaky. A strict trie is done here because healthy skins are a basic requirement for macération pelliculaire . "Have you ever wanted to make a botrytis Condrieu?" I asked Marcel Guigal's son Philippe. "Never," he replied. "My father started with Condrieu back when the appellation had shrunk to just seven hectares, after sweet wines had practically ruined Condrieu."