Pierre Gonon, St Joseph Les Oliviers, 2023

£85.70

Certified-organic Saint‑Joseph Blanc from Mauves/Tournon: 80% Marsanne, 20% Roussanne. Full-bodied yet fresh, stone-fruited with subtle anise and gentle oak.

white peach
quince
anise
almond

At a glance

Producer: Pierre Gonon
Region: Rhône
Appellation: Saint-Joseph
Grape: Marsanne Roussanne
Vintage: 2023
Country: France
Wine type: White
Size: 75.0cl

Taste profile

Body: Full
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

roast chicken with thyme
seared scallops with brown butter
grilled monkfish
Comté cheese

How to serve it

Serve: Cellar temperature (14–16°C)

Why Cave selected it

Benchmark Saint‑Joseph blanc from a leading certified‑organic domaine; limited allocations and serious ageing potential at a fair alternative to white Hermitage.

About the wine

Harvested on Sep 12th, it was aged for a year in 228ltr barrels and then assembled in a stainless steel vat for a further three months before bottling in December. Rich, ageworthy St Joseph Blanc that reminds us of Top white Hermitage.

* Please note that because there is limited stock of this wine it is not subject to any further discount.

About Domaine Pierre Gonon

Pierre Gonon was a mainstay at Mauves for many years, making quietly understated wines. He was joined by his two sons Jean in 1986 and Pierre in 1988, with the brothers sharing most tasks. Their father had to retire early due to ill health in 1989, and since then the brothers have worked with a passion to raise this domaine to the point where it is now generally considered as the leading domaine in Saint-Joseph.The brothers initially made wines from two cramped cellars, but in 2002 they finished construction of a new winemaking cave, still linked to one of the two ancient, atmospheric cellars. The domaine's vines are planted in the original heart of the Saint-Joseph appellation, the granitic terraced hillsides of Mauves and Tournon.

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