Delas : Clos Boucher 2020

Spicy with savoury aromas on the nose. Nutmeg, cinnamon and ripe peachy stone fruit on the palate. Juicy and creamy with a soft texture and a delicate, freshly balanced finish.

A wide spectrum of exotic fruit and flower aromas pulls you into this concentrated and finely nuanced Condrieu, which has a ravishing apricot flavor on the mid-palate, then a very long finish that’s simultaneously creamy and filigree. I love the touch of saltiness that lingers like an afterglow. From a 1.98 hectare plot just north of the tiny Chateau Grillet appellation. Drink or hold.

Tank sample. Not much on the nose, pears perhaps. Soft acidity, sour freshness. A bit flat, but recognisably Condrieu. Chewy and textured. (JH)

More delicate and refined than La Galopine, with better persistence for this Condrieu that shows lovely presence on the palate—clean and elegant.