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**** JLL
clear yellow robe; the nose is gentle, but has neat depth, a floral hint, white plum, a pinpoint air that is nicely lifted. The palate has a tender, refined opening, flows discreetly, holds joli juice, mixes pear, white flowers, is a delicate approach Condrieu, comes with detail, well suited to steamed foods, the aperitif. “It’s very fine, shows peach, apricot, floral, violets, a bit of lychee, infused verbena tea,” Lionel Faury. 14°. 2032-33 Nov 2024

Technicals: 100% Viognier; from 6 plots at Chavanay (1980s-2003), 2 week steel vat fermentation, raised 65% steel vat, 35% 1-5 year 500-600 litre oak casks 11 months (until early 2010s was raised 10% new 228-litre oak casks, 20-40% 2-5 year 500-litre oak casks, 50-65% steel vat 11 months), malo completed, assembled just before bottling, filtered, called Le Mornieux since 2020, Mornieux the stream at the hamlet, all vineyards face it, down from 10-12,000 b to 8,000-10,000 b