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2012 St.-Joseph Blanc

Domaine Faury
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I’ve been championing Saint Joseph reds and whites forever, and damn it, this bottle will show you why. It is white, a dry white, vinified in older barrels, malo completed—the old-fashioned way.
    Some claim Hermitage and Condrieu make greater whites. Greater for what? Value? No. Immediate gratification? No. Snobbery? Yes. So I say: Don’t be a snob, vote Saint Joseph! Actually, I’d say that a lot depends on the winemaking.
    Faury’s 2012 offers obvious deliciousness—no beating around the bush. The nose is a complexity of lovely fruits and flowers. It offers a rare charm to the senses, and I have a weakness for charm. –Kermit Lynch

Technical Information
Wine Type: white
Vintage: 2012
Bottle Size: 750mL
Blend: 60% Marsanne, 40% Roussanne
Appellation: Saint-Joseph
Country: France
Region: Northern Rhône
Producer: Domaine Faury
Winemaker: Phlippe Faury
Vineyard: 1.5 ha
Soil: Granite
Farming: Lutte Raisonnée
Alcohol: 13%

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Kermit inspecting wine barrels

For the wines that I buy I insist that the winemaker leave them whole, intact. I go into the cellars now and select specific barrels or cuvées, and I request that they be bottled without stripping them with filters or other devices. This means that many of our wines will arrive with a smudge of sediment and will throw a more important deposit as time goes by, It also means the wine will taste better.