In the glass
Aroma: apricot, mango, white flowers, honeysuckle, ginger
Palate: rich tropical stone fruit, floral complexity, creamy texture, spice, long aromatic finish
Chapoutier's single-vineyard Condrieu from the Coteau de Chery, one of the most prized sites in the appellation. Biodynamically farmed Viognier with tropical aromatics and excellent depth.
What it pairs with
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Seared scallops with mango and coriander
The wine's tropical mango character echoes the fruit in the scallop preparation. -
Foie gras terrine with fig chutney
The wine's opulent fruit and honey profile matches foie gras richness. -
Spiced Moroccan chicken pastilla
The wine's ginger and spice notes resonate with Moroccan spicing on chicken.
History
The Coteau de Chery is a specific amphitheatre-shaped site in Condrieu that concentrates Viognier's aromatics through exceptional sun exposure and granite soils. Chapoutier added it to their single-vineyard range in 1997.
- 1997 — First vintage of Coteau de Chery from Chapoutier's biodynamic Condrieu parcels
Facts
- Producer
- M. Chapoutier
- Grapes
- Viognier (100%)
- Classification
- Condrieu AOC
- Oak
- 8 months in new and used French oak barrels
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 55-80 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2-7 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1997
- Biodynamic
- Demeter Certified
- Organic
- ECOCERT