M. Chapoutier : Les Granilites 2015

The 2015 St Joseph Les Granilites Blanc (100% Marsanne) was brought up in equal parts demi-muids and stainless steel. It has lots of apple blossom, white peach and citrus, as well as a salty minerality that comes out with time in the glass. Another one of those “best vintage to date” releases, this medium-bodied, nicely concentrated beauty will keep for at least 4-5 years, and possibly even longer.

Pale-medium lemon. Ripe apple, lime and fleshy white-peach fruit. Rich nose, with some waxy-nutty tones. Fairly full-bodied, with flinty, salty mineral, some nuttiness and honey to white peach. Medium-long. (TJ)

Golden-yellow color, with a nose offering a demonstrative aromatic palette. The style is ripe, with a rather broad, rounded palate, but the wine’s core is deep, with a structure more taut than the Deschants cuvée.