Hints of struck flint, clove and cinnamon accent pineapple and melon notes on the nose of the 2020 Saint Joseph Silice Blanc, an unoaked Marsanne. This is a medium to full-bodied, richly textured beauty that combines ample ripe fruit with hints of spicy complexity and underscores those attributes with a long, focused and refreshing finish. Tasted twice (once blind), with consistent notes.

The full-bodied 2018 Saint Joseph Silice Blanc is 100% Marsanne, fermented and aged briefly in concrete before being bottled in February 2019. It's broad and creamy on the palate, yet it's spicy, with honeyed melon, pineapple and pear flavors dusted with white pepper and a bit of lime zest on the finish. Tasted twice (once blind), with the wine seeming tighter and more structured on one occasion, plusher and softer on the other.

The 2017 Saint Joseph Silice Blanc is, like always, 100% unoaked Marsanne. It's full-bodied and rich but balanced, with a round, generous mouthfeel, ripe pear and melon flavors and a clean, refreshing, citrus-edged finish. Drink it over the next year or two. Tasted twice, with consistent notes.

The 2016 Saint Joseph Silice Blanc is 100% Marsanne, vinified and aged in enamel-lined vats. It’s forward and fruity, with pear and honeydew notes rounding out a rich mid-palate. It’s medium to full-bodied, with a long, spicy finish.

Also outstanding, the entry-level 2015 Saint Joseph Silice Blanc (100% Marsanne aged in stainless steel) offers classy notes of white peach, tangerine and hints of pineapple in a fresh, medium-bodied, impeccably balanced style. It will keep for 3-4 years.