Vignobles Levet Condrieu 2022 750 ml

After 36 years of producing nothing but Syrah, the Levet family premiered a small lot of Condrieu in the 2019 vintage, from a 0.3-hectare planting of 20-year-old Viognier in the vineyard La Maraze, in the commune of Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône. Vinified and aged half in steel and half in non-toasted 600-liter barrels, this shows admirable freshness for the appellation, with the oak playing a minor supporting role amidst the attractive quinine and apricot flavors.