More honeyed, with orange blossom and citrus oil notes is the 2009 St.-Joseph La Source Blanc. This richly fruity, exotic white is easy to admire. Consume it over the next 3-4 years.
Ferraton’s parent company, Chapoutier, has done an excellent job in St.-Peray working with Marsanne and Roussanne. This long-forgotten appellation may turn out to be the Northern Rhone’s white wine answer to Burgundy’s Chablis. As for the 2009 red wines, this is the best portfolio of dry red wines Ferraton has yet produced.
Importer: A French Paradox, Peoria, IL; tel. (309) 682-8994