Looking first at their top cuvee, the 2003 Condrieu Coteau de Vernon comes from one of the finest terroirs in the appellation and possesses subtle, complex notes of sauteed tangerines, lemon pledge, flower oil and hints of apricot. Full-bodied, layered and yet amazingly still gorgeously fresh, with that liquid minerality that you rarely find in Viogniers from outside this appellation, it deserves a classy meal and should continue evolving gracefully for as long as you’d like to keep bottles. While I generally feel Condrieu show best in their first 3-5 years of life, all three of these efforts from Georges Vernay were stunning. They certainly make me open up my drink windows on these wines.