Gaillard’s Condrieu is drawn from four parcels grown on the terraced slopes of Côte Bellay, Les Patasses (Malleval), Boissey (Chavanay) and La Caille (Condrieu). Each of these sites has soils of fine, decomposing granite. In 2023, the vines here yielded healthy yields of vibrant Viognier fruit, and the wine spent seven months in oak, of which 10% was new. One of our favourite aspects of Gaillard’s whites is their ability to combine intense aromatics and ripe, hedonistic textures with bright mineral refreshment, and this is a textbook example. It’s a classically alluring, richly textured Condrieu with scents and flavours of honeysuckle, peach and ginger spice. It combines the year’s flesh and generosity with juicy buoyancy, perfumed length and a stylish, stone-flecked finish.