2020 Chapoutier, Saint Joseph, Granits Blanc, 6x750ml

2020 Chapoutier, Saint Joseph, Granits Blanc, 6x750ml

Availability: In stock

Case size: 6 / Bottle size: 750ml

Duty Status
From £225.00

Critics Score: 97

Publication: Jeb Dunnuck

Drinking Dates: 2022-2037

Quite possibly the finest white in the appellation, the 2020 Saint Joseph Les Granits Blanc is all Marsanne from what I would consider the best terroir in the appellation, the south-facing slopes of the Saint Joseph lieu-dit just south of Tournon. White currants, honeyed peach, celery seed, spice, and a wonderful sense of minerality define the bouquet, and it’s full-bodied, pure, seamless, and just a heavenly white you could easily put in a lineup of Hermitage Blanc. Drink bottles any time over the coming 10-15 years.
100% Marsanne from a 2ha vineyard planted on very steep, poor, stony granitic
soil that gives this wine its mineral notes. Aromas of crushed stone and matches combine with slightly caramelised yellow stone fruit. Velvety smooth with good acidity, remarkably pure and promising wine from the northernmost appellation of the Rhône.