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 voluptuousness
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, enhanced by a floral component provided by Viognier, a wine that is both highly aromatic and extremely elegant.
Mouth
Well-constructed but perfectly smooth tannins, this Côte-Rôtie has a beautiful oval shape and a very long finish, it is suave and sensual: a graceful voluptuousness.
Serve
At 15-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2026
Drink before
2038
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with venison stew, coq au vin, stuffed quail, rack of lamb, prime rib with porcini mushrooms...
Bettane & Desseauve
5-star rated estates (Outstanding producers, representing the absolute pinnacle of quality in France and worldwide)
About the domain :
Emma Amsellem has joined her mother Christine Vernay to develop the rugged hillsides of Condrieu and Côte Rôtie, lands drenched in sunshine when frost doesn't interfere, as in 2021, a vintage Emma is not about to forget since she had just returned to the domaine. Beyond the vagaries of the weather, the year was a great success for the whites, with saline expressions well in place. A vintage in which we find all the splendor of the Vernon hillside.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated wine (guide 2025) 93/100 (Vintage 2022) (Great wine)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (guide 2026) 94/100 (Vintage 2022)
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (They represent the excellence of the French vineyard. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wines is always a magical experience)
About the domain :
Christine Vernay, who brilliantly took over the reins of this emblematic Condrieu estate in 1996, is slowly handing over to her daughter, Emma Amsellem. While the estate is intimately linked to the history of the Condrieu appellation, of which it is still the most brilliant representative, it also offers a remarkable selection of reds whose maturation has been refined in recent years. Tasting a decade-old Condrieu cuvée here reveals the potential of this terroir, too often overwhelmed by the varietal notes of Viognier. The energy and potential contained in the estate's wines set a benchmark.
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated (guide 2025) 17/20 (Vintage 2022)
Vinous
Wine rated (guide 2024) 93/100 (Vintage 2022)
James Suckling
Wine rated (guide 2025) 93/100 (Vintage 2022)
Rated domain (guide 2023) Recommended
Jeb Dunnuck
Wine rated (guide 2025) 93/100 (Vintage 2022)
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