Domaine Lionnet Saint-Joseph Blanc 'Pierre Blanche' 2023 Skin Contact Raised 4–5 months in 400-liter

Raised 4–5 months in 400-liter

and will develop gorgeously in bottle for well over a decade

This exceptional and rare wine is produced only in the finest vintages

The Malvasia is the more gregarious

with rugged spices and a profound sense of earth framing its flinty

Domaine Lionnet Saint-Joseph Blanc 'Pierre Blanche' 2023 Skin Contact Raised 4–5 months in 400-literPure Roussanne is aged partly in terracotta jars and partly in a single three year old 228 liter barrel. This micro cuve from vines planted in 2014 offers intense minerality beneath its overlay of exotic almond inflected apricot fruit, with a lip smacking pulpy texture and a vivid overall sense of purity. One feels the influence of the Chteaubourg vineyards limestone soils in the wines directness of line and mineral elegance.