Domaine Lionnet Saint-Joseph Blanc 'Pierre Blanche' 2023 Rhone Valley Malolactic fermentation occurs in barrel

Malolactic fermentation occurs in barrel

and it is neither richer nor firmer than its counterpart

Situated near the Pommard border and adjacent to the fabled Clos des Ducs vineyard

Georges Lignier owns a significant 1

contribute to a long maturation cycle and engender a wine of great complexity for the area

Domaine Lionnet Saint-Joseph Blanc 'Pierre Blanche' 2023 Rhone Valley Malolactic fermentation occurs in barrelPure Roussanne is aged partly in terracotta jars and partly in a single three year old 228 liter barrel. This micro cuve from vines planted in 2014 offers intense minerality beneath its overlay of exotic almond inflected apricot fruit, with a lip smacking pulpy texture and a vivid overall sense of purity. One feels the influence of the Chteaubourg vineyards limestone soils in the wines directness of line and mineral elegance.