The lightest colored of the three from this iconic estate, the 2006 Condrieu les Terrasses de l'Empire offers rich, yet still fresh and exotic notes of lemon oil, mint, tangerines, white cherries and exotic flowers. Gorgeously pure, layered, rich and almost unctuous, with more minerality and smoky notes developing with time in the glass, it has full-bodied richness and a layered, lengthy texture. Drink this impressive Condrieu anytime over the coming 4-5 years.

Forward, with open-knit peach, graham cracker, persimmon and fig flavors that glide through the rich, creamy finish. Encore of spice and fig. Drink now through 2009. 1,665 cases made, 65 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Northern Rh?ne / Condrieu Select to Add