classic one where growers had to work extremely well to manage the weather and produce balanced
a hillside site just above the town where clay and limestone give the wines a bit more depth than the surrounding slopes
Guy Breton’s "Vieilles Vignes" Morgon is sourced from high-altitude parcels with an average vine age of 80 years
Funky and grassy and fruity and insanely good for this price
red fruits
2022 Domaine Monier Perreol, Saint-Joseph, Terre Blanche Price_range_75_to_100 classic one where growers hadA quietly compelling estate now guided by fourth generation winemaker Guillaume Monier. The domaine is planted in the northern reaches of the SaintJoseph appellation, where five hectares of Syrah, Marsanne and Roussanne inhabit granitic slopes. Decades earlier, his father, Jean Pierre, had sold much of the fruit to the local co op. In 2001, he brought production fully in house, then converted the vineyards to biodynamic practices, achieving Demeter