- 93 points -
May 2020Bright and lively, with exuberant star fruit, yellow apple and green almond notes that are given definition and focus by a fresh citrus peel thread throughout. Mineral-edged finish.
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DOMAINE ROSTAING
Condrieu La Bonnette
2020
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Rhône Valley
Subregion
Northern Rhone
Appellation
Condrieu
Varietal(s)
Viognier
100 %
Colour
White
Producer's website
About this winery
René Rostaing is known as a Côte Rôtie Specialist, renowned for producing tiny quantities of extraordinarily refined Côte Rôtie wines, which in the words of Robert Parker are "reminiscent of Grand Cru Burgundy in their delicacy, elegance and sublime qualities." René started out in 1971, with less than half a hectare of Côte Rôtie vineyards split between the Côte Blonde and La Landonne. His breakthrough was in 1990 when he inherited highly prized vineyards from his father-in-law Albert...
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Tasting notes
This cuvée comes exclusively from the "La Bonnette" terroir in the AOC Condrieu area. It gives a rich and powerful wine with scents of lychees, passion fruit and white flowers. It is also characterized by a beautiful minerality and a great precision of fruit which regularly distinguish it from its peers.
Press reviews
- 93 points -
February 2019White Plump and friendly, with peach, nectarine, almond and white ginger notes laced up with a jasmine thread on the fleshy but fresh finish.
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- 93 points -
Matt Walls, September 2025 (Vintage 2024)Enjoyably plump and soft on the palate, but it has a little citrus edge, plus a touch of aniseed. Good acidity, really quite firm in fact. Very straight and drinkable. Bright and aerial despite its softness on the palate. Fermented and aged in stainless steel. Malolactic suppressed.
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- 92 points -
February 2022 (Vintage 2020)"Always beautiful, and a wine you don’t hear enough about, Rostaing’s 2020 Condrieu La Bonnette has vibrant notes of ripe peach, flowers, honeyed minerality, and even a kiss of green almond. More medium-bodied on the palate, it has the fresher, pure style of this estate, yet this is no mid-weight Condrieu either, and it has classic Viognier texture and length. It’s beautifully done."
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- 92 points -
January 2026 (Vintage 2024)The 2024 Condrieu La Bonnette comes shimmering with pronounced lemon flesh, just-ripe apricots, white peach and spring blossom. Mid-bodied and zesty, the 2024 is a markedly crisp and revitalizing Condrieu from Pierre Rostaing, turning toward the close with subnotes of lemon peel on the clean finish.
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