2023 | Domaine Georges Vernay Condrieu "Les Terrasses de l'Empire" | Rhône | France

Condrieu from the estate that saved the appellation — exuberant old-vine Viognier from steep granite terraces, now organic.

Domaine Georges Vernay is the most iconic name in Condrieu — Georges Vernay is famously credited with saving the appellation and Viognier itself from near-extinction. Now run organically by third-generation Christine Vernay, "Les Terrasses de l'Empire" is the estate's signature Condrieu: 100% Viognier from 35–50-year-old vines on steep granite terraces, aged in wood without new oak.

Old-vine Condrieu from the appellation's defining estate is aromatic white at its peak. Iconic estate, old-vine Viognier, organic → the archetypal Condrieu → you're drinking benchmark Viognier from where it was saved.

• 100% Viognier
• Condrieu — Northern Rhône, France
• Domaine Georges Vernay — Christine Vernay, organic
• 35–50-year-old vines · granite terraces · no new oak

White peach, apricot and yellow plum over rose petal, ginger spice and a mineral backbone with a silky, exuberant palate. Translation: gorgeous, exuberant Viognier — plush stone fruit and florals lifted by ginger spice and a mineral spine, rich but never heavy. Condrieu from the estate that defines it.

Old-vine Condrieu from the appellation's most iconic estate. Exactly the aromatic white for a special dinner, a blue-cheese salad, or Viognier lovers.