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Xavier Gerard Condrieu 'L'Arbuel' 2020Grards precise, mineral driven LArbuel combines tiny holdings in two vineyards: a 0. 18 hectare sliver in high altitude Corbery, a cool, west facing site with soils of granite and muscovite; and a 0. 32 parcel in Marmouzin, slightly downslope, planted also in granite and muscovite. In order to achieve maximum equilibrium in his Condrieu, Xavier harvests his Viognier in two passes about ten days apart; the first pass gives acidity, and the second gives

and sometimes for years

Alexandre’s village-level Gamay comes from a half-hectare’s worth of tiny south-facing parcels planted at altitudes between 480 and 750 meters

As with all the wines

the Barbera “Pierin “ blends fruit from two neighboring vineyards and bears the name of the family associate who supplied much of the old vines fruit for this wine

Cinsault and Carignan

whereby the differences in the wines are largely driven by the differences in their underlying places of origin

Jean-Paul’s Morgon “Côte de Py” (a slight derivation of the more common moniker

if it is a bit less explosively expressive on the nose than the 2009

Since 1983

From a less botrytis-affected vintage

To make this wine three criteria must be met: the grape skins must be intensely yellow turning towards gold

with snappy orchard fruits

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