Pierre Gonon, Saint-Joseph, 2014 vegan The result is aromatic and

The result is aromatic and layered: tropical and orchard fruits

spending 2–3 years on lees to build complexity and texture

mineral wines from volcanic soils alternating with clay

and juicy with cherry notes

and in the 1950s Ernesto Zarate helped kick off the region's quality revolution by co-founding the Cambados Albarino festival — then

Pierre Gonon, Saint-Joseph, 2014 vegan The result is aromatic andBenchmark Saint Joseph from one of the Northern Rhne's most beloved family domaines, in its lightest and most perfumed guise. Pierre and Jean Gonon farm steep, granite slopes in Mauves, the historic heart of the appellation directly across from the Hermitage hill, with which they share the same granitic bedrock. They farm organically (no chemicals since 2004; later certified), harvest by hand, and ferment whole ish clusters with native yeasts in the