Stephane Robert has made four impressive whites from St.-Peray, including one of the greatest St.-Peray blancs I have ever tasted, the 2010 St.-Peray Pur Blanc. It boasts shocking amounts of mineral intensity as well as notes of honeysuckle, nectarine and tangerine oil. The huge, flowery, crushed rock-scented set of aromatics is amazing. This wine could have more minerality than any grand cru Chablis from Burgundy. I have no idea how this remarkable effort will age, but if you can find any, it is worth a special effort to purchase.
Importer: A Jocelyn Cambier Selection, Appellation Imports, Annapolis Junction, MD; tel. (800) 221-9916