Domaine Guiller-Montabonnet
AOP Condrieu (Côtes du Rhône Septentrionales) (white) – 2011

Grape : 100% viognier
Soil : granite à biotite (mica blanc)

Temperature of service : 10°C

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Greg Foat Group « Time piece 1 (Harpsichord bugalu) » 2011 (Dark is the sun LP)

An intense light yellow wine performed by a couple of passionate independent winegrowers installed at the Clos des Bonnettes on a sunny southern slope. They make 2 differents wines in bio-dynamic in Condrieu and Côtes du Rhône dressed in the way comics labels bottles: I chose this piece to the clear sounds in the introduction to illustrate this wine matched to its color.

The expressive palette of aromas of this very mineral viognier (feeling of the terroir of white mica) is marked by white flowers, apricot pear and fresh almond. It is reflected in the eloquent arrangement of the electric harpsichord coupled to the drum set supported by the low round.

The arrival of the chorus of magical voice on the orchestration to the throbbing rhythm at the end of piece suggest us an entry in the mouth of this wine that unfolds an exquisite, refreshing taste sensation and a soft and well fuse minerality in the fruit still.

Creates a harmonious dry white wine with plenty of talent and too many unknown, where the soil is perfectly translated.