2010 Condrieu

The low yields of 2010 were a painful slap to Guigal and everybody in the Rhone, Philippe Guigal commented."It was even more painful since it's a superb vintage," he added.Tasting here is a moving target as the Guigals like to release wines as they deem them fit, which can mean that a "regular" Hermitage might be held back longer than the luxury Ex-Voto bottling from the same vintage, or the Chateau d'Ampuis Cote-Rotie may be put on the market before the flagship Brune et Blonde version."There's no set regimen for how the wines are raised, when they are bottled, or when they are released," said Philippe."The wine makes the decision and wines change a lot during elevage, so we can't predict what will happen too far in advance."