Domaine François Villard Les Terrasses du Palat Condrieu 2013
£40.00
As toweringly impressive as the steeply-terraced vineyards that the Viognier grape grows, basking in long hours of northern Rhône sun, this wine has something majestic about it. The pitch-perfect peach, apricot and quince fill your lungs with ripe, orchard fruit goodness while the more nuanced, clean, mineral streak that you'd want from a seriously good...
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As toweringly impressive as the steeply-terraced vineyards that the Viognier grape grows, basking in long hours of northern Rhône sun, this wine has something majestic about it. The pitch-perfect peach, apricot and quince fill your lungs with ripe, orchard fruit goodness while the more nuanced, clean, mineral streak that you'd want from a seriously good Condrieu keep the picture in perfect balance. It's nothing short of a masterpiece. We sometimes find ourselves drawing up a stool and just gazing at the bottle, rapt.
The busy and bustling François Villard is a young man who will soon escalate into the highest echelons of Northern Rhône stardom, if he has not already done so. He could quite easily and happily lecture you for a day on the different soils, expositions and climates of his various vineyard plots, but it is his wines that really do the talking. At his tiny Domaine, no expense is spared in the production of his stunning wines from the lowering of yields in the vineyards to the purchase of top quality new wood barrels each year. The Condrieus are made in a late-picked, relatively full style whilst retaining a mouth-watering mineral intensity.
Made from Viognier grapes from three parcels of land on steeply-terraced land in Condrieu, which faces the Côte-Rôtie and solely produces white wine made from Viognier. François Villard’s 2013 ‘Les Terrasses du Palat’ is aged in oaks barriques for eight months, this is a generously-fruited, powerfully apricot-y yet minerally wine.
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| Service | Price | Additional Information |
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Standard |
£4.95 FREE |
Most Standard Delivery parcels arrive within 2 working days of placement of your order. Free Standard Delivery is offered on all orders of £100 or more. |
| Next Day | £6.95 |
If you place an order by 2pm (UK time), Monday - Thursday, it will be delivered the next working day* Excludes Bank Holidays. Orders placed between 2pm on Thursday and 2pm on Friday will be delivered on the following Monday and orders placed between 2pm Friday and 2pm Monday will be delivered on the following Tuesday. |
| Saturday |
£11.95 (all order values) |
Orders must be placed online by 2pm Friday to be delivered on the Saturday of the same week, otherwise it is assumed the order is for the following Saturday. Available for most UK Mainland Postcodes. |
| Next Day Before 12noon |
£12.95 (all values) |
Available for most UK Mainland Postcodes.Orders must be placed online by 2pm for delivery the next working day. |
| Next Day Before 10am |
£19.95 (all values) |
Available for most UK Mainland Postcodes.Orders must be placed online by 2pm for delivery the next working day. |
Remote Areas - Northern Ireland, the Scottish Highlands & Islands, Isle of Wight, Isle of Man and The Scilly Isles
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Standard |
£9.95 |
We can only offer Standard Delivery to these parts of the UK and delivery times will vary locally. Typically, orders placed before 2pm should be received in 3 or 4 working days, although some of the most rural locations may take longer.** Free Standard Delivery to mainland UK addresses on orders over £100. |