Georges Vernay, Condrieu Les Terrasses de L'Empire, 2023 SO080426 Familly Mousse Serve well chilled

Serve well chilled

Best with rich meats

terroir in its purest form

fermented at cool temperature in 500-liter demi-muids

The tannins are firm yet beautifully integrated

Georges Vernay, Condrieu Les Terrasses de L'Empire, 2023 SO080426 Familly Mousse Serve well chilledDomaine Georges Vernay is the estate credited with saving Condrieu when Georges took over in the 1950s, the appellation was down to a handful of hectares of Viognier. Today his daughter Christine runs the domaine and farms it organically. Les Terrasses de l'Empire is the entry point into her range, but 'entry' is relative: the fruit comes from a patchwork of plots within Condrieu, with vines averaging around thirty five years old on the appellation's