Benchmark Saint-Joseph from certified-organic estate fruit; 2023 shows fragrant dark fruit and spice with fine structure after mostly whole-bunch ferment and ageing in large used demi-muids.
Yields are in the low 30hh on average, and after picking the grapes are destalked on average 85%, transferred directly into ancient wooden vats, punched down by foot by Jean and Pierre twice a day during a two/three weeks fermentation. They are then aged for 12 months minimum in new to 15yo 600ltr demi-muids, assembled in cuve for 5 months before bottling unfined and unfiltered at the end of February with a low total sulphur level of around 40mg/l. Not much to say apart from Gonon wines are simply incredible. Age worthy, powerful and just incredible winemaking.
* Please note that because there is limited stock of this wine it is not subject to any further discount.
