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Condrieu Les Chaillées de l'Enfer Georges Vernay 2004

  • Candied fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: White
  • 14% 
  • 1.5L
  • Intensity
  • Rich

Puissant et intensément aromatique, ce condrieu révèle toute sa noblesse après une dizaine d'années de cave. Une cuvée mythique, qui raconte toute l'histoire du domaine et de la philosophie de Georges Vernay.  More info

  • Quantity: 1 Magnum
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 label covered with film
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Rhône
  • Appellation/Wine: Condrieu
  • Producer/Owner: Georges Vernay
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Condrieu Les Chaillées de l'Enfer Georges Vernay serve at a temperature of 14°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Foie gras, Brouillade de truffes, Quenelles de brochet.

  • Vintage score: 15/20
  • Lot presentation
    Condrieu Les Chaillées de l'Enfer Georges Vernay

    The wine

    Where does the name come from? In the olden days, growers working the land would exclaim, "This is Hell! ". The steep granitic hillsides of this rugged vineyard make cultivation of the vineyard a complicated, dangerous job. Naturally, mechanised approaches are impossible. According to this careful cultivation philosophy, the vines are treated with organic products. The bunches of Viognier are manually harvested at full maturity. Next, the stemmed grapes are pressed directly, and the clear juices are fermented after 4-5 weeks' static settling in 225-litre barrique barrels. The wine is then matured in barrique barrels (25% new wood) on fine lees for 12-18 months, with stirring. This opulent, full-bodied wine offers incredible aromatic power. Even in its youth it offers great potential, yet it is even better after a decade of cellaring. This is a wine that demands patience.

    Information about domain Georges Vernay

    “I liked the wines that came from the slopes, I found those from the plains very average”. These words of Georges Vernay sum up his contribution to Condrieu. Thanks to Georges, the abandoned, steep slopes here were given new life in the 1960s. In fact, this determined man had the genius intuition to cultivate vines on the “chaillées”, or terraces, aptly known as the “chaillées de l'enfer” (terraces from hell)! The history of this domaine goes back to 1938 when Francis Vernay planted his first hectare of Viognier. Georges Vernay joined in 1943 and expanded the domain by buying some parcels. He opened a tasting room that earned him a loyal English customer base. From 1943 to 2010, the domaine went from 1 to 22 hectares. Since his death in 2017, it has been his daughter Christine who has kept the family tradition alive. The vines are worked by hand and all chemical products are banned.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Magnum
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 label covered with film
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 14 %
    • Country/Region: Rhône
    • Appellation/Wine: Condrieu
    • Producer/Owner: Georges Vernay
    • Vintage: 2004
    • Color: White
    • Service temperature: 14°
    • Viticulture: Sustainable farming 
    • Size (in ha): 2
    • Volume: 5500 bottles
    • Intensity: Rich
    • Dominant aroma: Candied fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: Viognier
    Condrieu Les Chaillées de l'Enfer Georges Vernay
    Condrieu Les Chaillées de l'Enfer Georges Vernay

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