Good afternoon wine lovers !

We start off the week uncorking a very fine bottle of white from our special selection.

The bottle we want to focus on today is Chapoutier's single-vineyard bottling of white St-Joseph, Les Granits.

St Joseph is the second-largest appellation in the Northern Rhône and over 90 percent of the wine is red – made exclusively from the Syrah grape; the whites are typically a blend of Marsanne and Roussanne.

Michelle Chapoutier is a big fan of Marsanne grape that in this case gives us a very big wine with a lovely honey-and-herbs as well of course as lots of body and relatively low acid.

Wine advocate Robert Parker rated this wine in 2011 with an excellent 96/100 score : "The 2009 St.-Joseph Les Granits Blanc boasts notes of liquid rocks intermixed with subtle smoke, buttered citrus, nectarine and orange marmalade. This full-bodied, dry, extraordinarily textured, pure, statuesque white will provide immense pleasure over the next 10-12 years"

This is a fully mature white ready to be cracked and enjoyed … So what are you waiting for come and treat yourself !

And don't forget this month we are running a competition which will give you the chance to win a case of wine worth £60 or a wine tasting evening for two !

Cheers !