2021 Domaine Monier Perreol, Saint-Joseph, Terre Blanche - Magnum RumJean Pierre Moniers vibrant, soulful, and aromatic Saint Josephs are perfect reflections of their respective terroirs. Moniers vines sit high up on slopes looking down on the village of Saint Dsirat, which is on the northern, cooler climate half of Saint Joseph. Accordingly, the wines are not big, polished, modern affairs. They have old school Northern Rhne gutsiness to them, but also pretty notes of crunchy berry fruit and flowers. Its a style thats
An ambitious yet equally lovely wine from a very promising young winemaker
Like all classic Chave
extended extraction in wooden vessels
Porusots is on another level and one of Mersault's rockiest
Following spontaneous fermentation in traditional open-top wooden vats and a prolonged maceration period
This bottle is ready to enjoy now
pure accessible fruit - Gamay lovers should like this
energetic presence on the mid-palate
which is a fraction of the price yet comes from the same vaunted slopes
grounded by a persistent mineral tension derived from the estate’s rocky terroir
this is a sweet on the nose dry on the palate sort of affair that blends up beautifully but also sips smoothly
a unique grape from Bairrada