Saint Joseph Blanc Les Oliviers, Pierre Gonon 2020

Blended with 5% Roussanne, the 2020 Saint Joseph Les Oliviers Blanc shines on all accounts, and for a hot vintage, it holds onto a beautiful sense of purity and freshness. Golden apples, almond paste, brioche, and crushed stone define the bouquet, and it's medium-bodied on the palate, with an Hermitage-like sense of structure and concentration. Give bottles a year in the cellar and enjoy through 2032. 2024 - 2032

Vibrant nectarine notes on the nose, you just know this is going to have some tangy acidity on the palate even before you taste it. Medium-bodied, not quite so opulent this year, a touch of citrus flavour and snappy, citrusy acidity. Rich mango on the palate, it's mineral and long, with great cut and precision. There is a touch of glycerol roundness on the finish. Great balance here this year. Fermented in fûts and old barriques, it also spends a year on the lees.