The outstanding 2000 Condrieu Les Chaillees de l’Enfer (a wonderful name for a wine from the appellation’s scorched hillsides) exhibits abundant quantities of honeysuckle, peaches, and apricots offered in a medium to full-bodied, mineral-laced style. It should be consumed over the next year.
An Alain Corcia Selection, various American importers, including Charmer Industries, NY; tel. (718) 726-2500, Southern Wine and Spirits, CA; tel. (510) 487-3332, Premier Wines, CA; tel. (510) 237-6284, and Calvert Woodley Wines, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 966-4400