François Villard

Les Terrasses du Palat Condrieu Viognier

8.920 ratings
8.73 pro ratings
Condrieu, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Viognier
Turkey, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chicken, Pork, Nuts & Seeds, Hard Cheese, Soft Cheese, Shellfish, Quinoa, Mushrooms, Chili & Hot Spicy, Fish, Herbs, Asian Cuisine, Veal, Potato, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Jeff Burrows

clearly viognier, a bit oaky now, worth waiting before opening

clearly viognier, a bit oaky now, worth waiting before opening

Sep 14th, 2013
Sean Lowry

2011v. Very deep yellow/light orange color. On the nose, toasty oak, apricot, and orange marmalade. On the palette, the apricot hits your tongue and then the wine finishes a little dry. 100% viognier, which means it's a lighter bodied than a chard even though it has some of those oaked flavors. 13% ABV. I preferred this winemaker's "Le Grand Vallon" viognier, which had brighter tropical fruit and a longer finish (although more oak than some might prefer).

2011v. Very deep yellow/light orange color. On the nose, toasty oak, apricot, and orange marmalade. On the palette, the apricot hits your tongue and then the wine finishes a little dry. 100% viognier, which means it's a lighter bodied than a chard even though it has some of those oaked flavors. 13% ABV. I preferred this winemaker's "Le Grand Vallon" viognier, which had brighter tropical fruit and a longer finish (although more oak than some might prefer).

Mar 14th, 2017
Eric Rueber

Celebration wine! Passed the level 1 Somm exam. Good dose of tropical fruit, low acidity, liking this viognier!

Celebration wine! Passed the level 1 Somm exam. Good dose of tropical fruit, low acidity, liking this viognier!

Mar 18th, 2016
Victor Hwang

Francois Villard condrieu 2011. As usual, plenty of apricot nose, oily and thick texture, acidity and minerality in the long finish

Francois Villard condrieu 2011. As usual, plenty of apricot nose, oily and thick texture, acidity and minerality in the long finish

Oct 9th, 2015
Paul Wythes

Great balance! Buy this wine.

Great balance! Buy this wine.

Oct 9th, 2015
Xavier Davila

Avec mon Roland chez Chatomat ...

Avec mon Roland chez Chatomat ...

Nov 2nd, 2013
Cosmin Marinescu

Cosmin had this 9 years ago

Cosmin had this 9 years ago

Jun 6th, 2015
Andrew Lampasone

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8.6

Andrew had this 11 years ago

Andrew had this 11 years ago

Jul 25th, 2013
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Dec 14th, 2015
Liz Dzwonek

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Liz had this 9 years ago

Sep 22nd, 2015