A blend of 60% Marsanne and 40% Roussanne, Faury's 2019 Saint Joseph Blanc is made in a mix of steel tank and used large barrels (400-500 liters). It's full-bodied and rich, with mellow melon and pear aromas and flavors, while a touch of pineapple emerges...
The 2018 Saint Joseph les Oliviers Blanc is approximately 80% Marsanne and 20% Roussanne, all barrel fermented and aged almost entirely in used oak (there is one new demi-muid in the mix for the 2018). It's impressively rich and honeyed, with sweet, fruit...
Vibrant, mineral-accented dark berries, cherry-cola, potpourri and olive aromas show outstanding detail and spicy lift. Nicely concentrated but nervy as well, offering intense blueberry, cassis, bitter cherry and salty olive flavors with a bracing sna...
The 2022 Les Iles Feray l'Ardeche unfurls with fragrant orange blossom, raspberry, red cherry and earthy gradations. Supple and fruit-driven, this medium-bodied 2022 comes across as more accessible and charming than the 2021 rendition, closing with goo...
The 2022 Saint-Joseph from Pierre Gonon is a beauty. Despite a slightly introverted bouquet, it is bursting with aromas of cherries, black olive, violet, dark berries and blueberry. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and layered with a textural attack, it's ...