A. Clape - St.-Péray 2022 (750ml)

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Producer	A. Clape
Country	France
Region	Rhone Valley
Subregion	St Peray
Varietal	Rhone White Blend
Vintage	2022
Sku	210000021556
Size	750ml

Quince and pear. Rich and ripe but not overly so, it's silky on the palate, fairly high in alcohol, enjoyably full and opulent, with a fresh core. Includes a new parcel this year of 70-year-old Marsanne, so is now around 90% Marsanne, 10% Roussanne. The rest is a mix of 60-year-old and seven-year-old vines. Vinified in oak.

Bottled just three weeks before my visit, the 2022 Saint-Péray is nevertheless showing well, with beautiful white flowers, stone fruits, and a kiss of almond and toasted notes in its medium-bodied, elegant, beautifully textured profile. This is a classy, layered, impressive white that will shine on the dinner table over the coming 4-6 years (and probably longer).

Aged for 11 months in a combination of concrete, old oak foudres and 500-liter terracotta jars, the 2022 Saint-Péray blends 80% Marsanne with 20% Roussanne. Wafts of lemon peel, yellow apple, white peach and a tropical melon splash introduce it. Offering a medium body and refreshing acidity, it leaves a slightly nutty aftertaste on the sapid finale.

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