Pierre Gonon, Saint-Joseph Blanc Les Oliviers, 2013 060926OFFER all wrapped in Nebbiolo's fine

all wrapped in Nebbiolo's fine

16 months in French oak

and it shows Foillard's signature at its most charming and drinkable: silky

lively profile to the estate's expressive

Pierre Gonon, Saint-Joseph Blanc Les Oliviers, 2013 060926OFFER all wrapped in Nebbiolo's fineGonon's white is one of the few Northern Rhne Marsannes chased as hard as the reds, and this is a back vintage bottle at the age when these wines get interesting. It comes off the Coteau des Oliviers literally the olive tree slope on a terrace above Tournon, where the brothers' father Pierre planted the Marsanne in 1958 and added Roussanne in 1974. Jean and Pierre Gonon farm it organically, co ferment the two grapes with native yeasts and raise the