Saint-Joseph 2017 75cl

Aperitif Fish (sole, bass) Scallops.

André Perret took control of the family domaine – just half a hectare – in 1982. Like many small vignerons of the northern Rhône, the Perret family were small-scale farmers, growing fruit and keeping livestock as well as tending their small plot of vines.

In fact the main concern here was the orchard, but this is now very much a sideline business, because the quality of Condrieu coming from André Perret’s property is top-class. Aromatics of peach, white flowers with poached pear. Rich but elegant.