Pierre Jean Villa, Saint Joseph Blanc Saut de l'Ange, 2023 Photo search trained under Egon Muller and

trained under Egon Muller and Klaus-Peter Keller

but never boring—basically

It pours golden and fragrant—think grilled pineapple

planted in 1942 and still dry-farmed and organic in Mendocino's Redwood Valley

The Estate Pinot Noir is a multi-block blend from the original Dundee Hills volcanic Jory soils

Pierre Jean Villa, Saint Joseph Blanc Saut de l'Ange, 2023 Photo search trained under Egon Muller andPierre Jean Villa is one of the Northern Rhone's most exciting modern producers, farming organically and making wines of real precision since he founded his domaine in 2009. 'Saut de l'Ange' is his top Saint Joseph white, made entirely from Roussanne grown on a dramatic plot perched at the edge of a cliff on schist and granite. Roussanne gives it a richer, more textured profile than your average white, with notes of pear, white flowers, honey and nuts