Something of a low key start to my new Drink Diary blog, but might as well get started somewhere. I’ll post a proper introduction soon.
Tonight we drank a 2005 St Joseph white. A short while ago I ordered a mixed “mystery case” of whites from The Wine Society. I did it in a hurry and planned to get some wines for everyday drinking. When they arrived though, they were all Rhone whites, most of which were not “everyday”.
This was one of them, and we opened it this evening due to lack of much else. It had a very buttery, peachy, orangey, floral nose. For a while I contemplated whether or not St Joseph could include Viognier due to the nose as the peach and floral notes were very strong. However, after a bit of air the butter and vanilla came through more, changing the character.
Interesting photograph, with the magnolia of the rather modern (especially for somewhere such as St Joseph) label matching the magnolia of the wall behind it.