Domaine Georges Vernay - Côte-Rôtie Blonde du Seigneur 2023
94/100
RVF
17/20
Jancis Robinson
93/100
Robert Parker
93/100
James Suckling
93/100
Jeb Dunnuck
93/100
Vinous
"A graceful delight"
This Côte-Rôtie in the Côte Blonde style, with 5% Viognier, is a balanced combination of power and delicacy. Dark in color, with a mineral, smoky nose, black fruit, black olive, and pepper, all enhanced by a floral component provided by the Viognier. This wine is both highly aromatic and extremely elegant. With well-structured but perfectly smooth tannins, this Côte-Rôtie offers a beautiful oval shape on the palate and a very nice long finish. It is smooth and sensual.
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Eye
Dark dress
Nose
Mineral, smoky, with black fruit, black olive, pepper, all enhanced by a floral component provided by the Viognier, a wine that is both highly aromatic and extremely elegant.
Mouth
With well-structured yet perfectly smooth tannins, this Côte-Rôtie offers a beautiful oval shape and a very nice length on the finish. It is smooth and sensual: a graceful delight.
Serve
At 15-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2026
Drink before
2038
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with venison stew, coq au vin, stuffed quail, rack of lamb, rib of beef with porcini mushrooms...
Bettane & Desseauve
5-star estate (Exceptional producers, representing the absolute pinnacle of quality in France and worldwide)
About the estate:
Emma Amsellem joined her mother Christine Vernay to promote the rugged slopes of Condrieu and Côte Rôtie, lands bathed in sunshine when frost does not interfere, as in 2021, a vintage that Emma is not likely to forget since she had just returned to the estate. Despite the unpredictable weather, it was a very successful year for whites, with well-defined saline expressions. A vintage that showcases all the splendor of the Vernon hillside.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rating (2025 guide) 93/100 (2022 vintage) (Outstanding wine)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rating (2026 guide) 94/100 (2022 vintage)
Rated estate (2024 guide) 3 stars (These represent the excellence of French vineyards. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wine is always a magical moment.)
About the estate:
Christine Vernay, who brilliantly took over the reins of this iconic Condrieu estate in 1996, is gradually handing over the reins to her daughter, Emma Amsellem. While the estate is closely linked to the history of the Condrieu appellation, of which it remains the most brilliant representative, it also offers a remarkable selection of red wines, whose aging has been refined in recent years. Tasting a Condrieu cuvée aged for a good decade here allows you to understand the potential of this terroir, which is too often overshadowed by the varietal notes of Viognier. The energy and potential contained in the estate's wines serve as a benchmark.
Jancis Robinson
Wine rating (2025 guide) 17/20 (2022 vintage)
Vinous
Wine rating (2024 guide) 93/100 (2022 vintage)
James Suckling
Wine rating (2025 guide) 93/100 (2022 vintage)
Rated estate (2023 guide) Recommended
Jeb Dunnuck
Wine rating (2025 guide) 93/100 (2022 vintage)
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