Consider this a front-row seat to an experiment from one of the region's most restless young talents
leaving a subtle salty note that reinforces the wine’s connection to its terroir
Makes a classic gin and tonic or martini
Winemaker Tom Garrett produces this expression that showcases the concentrated fruit and structure Oakville is known for
Expect heady floral and citrus aromatics framed by serious volcanic minerality and salinity
Pierre Gonon, Saint-Joseph Blanc Les Oliviers, 2014 25OFF2024BFCM Consider this a front-row seatThe fresher, more aromatic of the two back vintage Gonon whites here, from a cool year that suits Marsanne well. The fruit comes off the Coteau des Oliviers the olive tree slope on a terrace above Tournon, where the brothers' father Pierre planted the Marsanne in 1958 and the Roussanne in 1974. Jean and Pierre Gonon farm it organically, co ferment the two grapes with native yeasts and raise the wine on its lees in seasoned oak. A wet, cool July and