Slightly less successful, with borderline too much acidity and not enough ripeness, the 2012 Saint Peray Les Potiers is still a solid white that offers honeyed citrus, under ripe pears, and green apple notes to go with a medium-bodied feel on the palate. Drink it over the coming couple of years.
Yves releases two cuvees from Cornas, and I found the quality consistent in 2012, yet preferred the Vires release by a fair margin in 2011. There are three Saint Joseph cuvees in red: the Les Pierres Seches, which comes from sand and granite soils around the town of Chavanay; the L'Amarybelle, which comes from high density, terraced plantings of older vines; and lastly, the Les Serines, which comes from the oldest vines of the estate and is the only cuvee to see new oak.
Importer: Rosenthal Wine Merchant Ltd., Pine Plains, NY; tel. (800) 910-1990
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