Domaine du Tunnel (Stéphane Robert)
Pur Blanc Saint-Peray White Rhone Blend
St. Péray, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Started broad, warm and slightly all elbows, then within minutes transformed completely. The palate became astonishingly elegant, serene and weightless, with enormous concentration, tiny-berry tropical fruit intensity, tremendous granite minerality and extraordinary texture. The warmth never fully disappears, but it integrates into the wine and somehow becomes part of its aristocratic character. Juicy, feral, mineral and profoundly refined, with the kind of effortless authority I associate with truly great wine. One of the most interesting whites I have had all year.
Even better integrated on day two, with the 14.5% alcohol completely disappearing into the wine and classic Marsanne gras, vanilla extract, enormous density, purity, sapidity and Grand Cru authority. Unbelievable finish and still the wine of the night.
Started broad, warm and slightly all elbows, then within minutes transformed completely. The palate became astonishingly elegant, serene and weightless, with enormous concentration, tiny-berry tropical fruit intensity, tremendous granite minerality and extraordinary texture. The warmth never fully disappears, but it integrates into the wine and somehow becomes part of its aristocratic character. Juicy, feral, mineral and profoundly refined, with the kind of effortless authority I associate with truly great wine. One of the most interesting whites I have had all year.
Even better integrated on day two, with the 14.5% alcohol completely disappearing into the wine and classic Marsanne gras, vanilla extract, enormous density, purity, sapidity and Grand Cru authority. Unbelievable finish and still the wine of the night.