Home Tasting articles
Rhône 2017

Rhône 2017 – northern whites

Richard Hemming MW headshot
Richard Hemming MW
Monday 26 November 2018
Image

Dozens of newly released Condrieus tasted and rated, among other northern Rhône whites. To find out more about the northern Rhône in 2017, see this overview article. For all our coverage of the 2017 vintage in the Rhône Valley, see this guide. 

As with the southern Rhône whites, the danger in a small and hot vintage such as 2017 is that overripeness leads to gloopy texture and excessive alcohol. So it proves with some of the northern Rhône whites tasted below, although in fairness there are at least as many if not more that avoid this pitfall to...