Domaine Christophe Pichon
2011 Condrieu Patience
A late-harvest sweet wine, unusual for the region, the Condrieu Patience evokes violet and yellow fruit. Harvested from 20-year-old Viognier vines and only made on exceptional years, Patience is a lovely reward for those who can wait for it.
In lieu of dessert, some prefer to serve a decadent dessert wine with an accompaniment of cheeses. This beauty has flavors of honey, apricot, acacia, and pure joy. Very pleasant, honeyed mouthfeel. Stone fruits a-plenty on a drawn-out finish. A dessert wine, but not syrupy, thick, or overly sweet. If you find an irresistible blue cheese or camembert, pop the cork on this bottle to go along with it.
Food pairing: Cambozola cheese
The Creator of This Wine
Domaine Christophe Pichon
For Christophe Pichon, winemaking is a family affair. After working with his father for years, he took over the family domaine in 1991, and started created his own high-quality Rhône wines with his wife Isabelle. Now with the eldest two of their six children working in the fields alongside them, they truly run a ‘family’ domaine -- in every sense of the word.
| Producer: | Domaine Christophe Pichon |
| Region: | Rhone |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Maturity: | 2015-2030 |
| Alcohol: | 12.5% |
| Bottle size: | 375ml |
| Color: | White |
| Varietal: | Viognier |
| Flavors: | Peach, Apricot, Honey |
| Body: | Full |
| Soul: | Bold |
