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2009 Condrieu

Wine Details
Producer

Saint-Cosme

Place of Origin

France

Condrieu

Southern Rhône

Color

White

Grape/Blend

Viognier

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Louis Barruol told me that he likes to work with oak for all white wines "because it rounds the wines out, which is especially important when people drink them young, like they do now."He described the 2009 northern Rhone whites as "easy wines that can be drunk young, unlike the 2008s and 2010s, which are brighter but show more tightness than the '09s."As for the red wines, Barruol says thatthe tannins of 2010 are more harmonious and finer than those of 2009, which makes them more approachable."The 2009s can be rough now and they will be for a few more years, maybe more."He added that he believes the 2010s will probably have a longer life than the equivalent 2009s "because of their balance," but that they won't have the drama and power of the earlier vintage. (The Country Vintner, www.countryvintner.com; Epic Wines, www.epic-wines.com; Cavatappi Distribuzione, www.cavatappi.com)