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2012 St.-Joseph Blanc
Domaine Faury
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
| 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 once said...
Kermit once said...
Living wines have ups and downs just as people do, periods of glory and dog days, too. If wine did not remind me of real life, I would not care about it so much.