Calmel & Joseph St Chinian Blanc 75cl 2019

This is a brilliant, limpid daffodil yellow wine shot through with golden gleams. The nose is delicate in a floral (broom, as always) and exotic register. Barrel ageing confers lightly toasted notes which lifts this rich aromatic palette that is typically Mediterranean. White peach, apricot and pear reveal themselves after a few swirls of the glass. The same blend of four grapes gives superb complexity and perfect balance in the mouth. The combination of smoothness, length and freshness thanks to an agreeable minerality augurs great ageing potential for this wine.