Domaine Niero Condrieu - Chéry Blanc 2020

Wine:

Perfect reading of the viognier grape variety, the 2020 white Condrieu Chéry unfolds a great freshness in a very varied floral bouquet between lily of the valley, wisteria and bergamot. The palate continues this register with a beautiful mineral imprint, fullness, depth and substance, and a little woody touch that rounds out the whole with charm. The finish on fine bitters prolongs the tasting and brings a new energy to this wine of flesh and depth. A very good aging is in the offing. Rated 94/100 by Parker.

Vinification:

Hand harvested, pneumatically pressed, alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled tanks.
Batonage for the barrels and malolactic fermentation.
Aged for 12 months in oak barrels (40%) and stainless steel tanks (60%).

Color:

Pale and bright golden yellow.

Nose:

Complex, marked by notes of lily of the valley, bergamot and wisteria, but also earl grey tea.

Palate:

Ample and deep this wine with a charming profile, delivers a palate endowed with a beautiful minerality,

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Calf sweetbread with morels, pan-fried pike-perch, risotto with asparagus tips.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2029.

An obvious talent of the Northern Rhône Valley, Rémi Niero has made the hillsides of Côte Rôtie and Condrieu his specialty. A fan of delicate and elegant wines, praised by Robert Parker, this young talent, in the tradition of Jamet, delivers on these exceptional terroirs a totally accomplished and serene interpretation of the Viognier and Syrah grape varieties.