Pierre Gonon, Saint-Joseph, 2014 vegan and in the 1950s Ernesto

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

The 2020 vintage was cool and balanced

The wine follows Alto Piemonte's traditional approach: prolonged maceration

and earthy truffle add complexity and allure

The result is aromatic and layered: tropical and orchard fruits

Pierre Gonon, Saint-Joseph, 2014 vegan and in the 1950s ErnestoBenchmark 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