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

mineral wines from volcanic soils alternating with clay

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

and juicy with cherry notes

and earthy truffle add complexity and allure

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