Like the Les Chailles de l'Enfer cuvee, the 2006 Condrieu Coteau de Vernon sports a darker gold and fully mature color. It offers lots of baked apple tart, toasted bread, crushed rock and honeyed notes as well as a full-bodied, layered and textured style on the palate. I have no doubt this was better on release, but I’d happily drink this classy, mature Condrieu over the coming couple of years.