Condrieu “Amour de Dieu” 2017 94 EC BOY WE Dec19

BEST OF YEAR 2019; EDITOR’S CHOICE; Aromas of toast, vanilla, preserved peach and caramel are heady here, lending flair to orange cream and honey on the palate. It’s rich and unctuous, silky in texture, but fringed by pleasing bitters. A beauty already, it should evolve positively through 2027. —A.I.