2017 Saint-Joseph Blanc Lieu dit Saint-Joseph Guigal

The 2016 Côte Rôtie Château D'Ampuis tastes like a mini La Turque with its classic crème de cassis fruit, notes of spice and caramelized meats, full body, and straight-up perfect balance. With sweet tannins and a great mid-palate, it's another rock star vintage from this cuvée.

While Marcel Guigal says he loves to stick his Ex Voto white Hermitage in blind Burgundy tastings, you might also try that with this beauty. The 2017 Saint-Joseph Lieu-Dit Saint- Joseph Blanc is all barrel fermented (half in new and half in second use oak) and offers aromas of toasted almonds and hazelnuts. It has a broad, generous mouthfeel and ripe melon and pear flavors. Despite the richness and silky texture, it remains fresh and focused on the lengthy finish.

Bright straw-yellow. A suave, deeply perfumed bouquet evokes pear nectar, peach, candied fig and vanilla, along with hints of jasmine and ginger that emerge with aeration. Densely packed and penetrating on the palate, offering intense orchard and pit fruit flavors that are given back-end grip by a snap of bitter orange pith. Rich but vibrant in character, displaying impressive finishing energy and mineral-driven persistence. 50% new oak.

There's an exotic edge to the mix of papaya, creamed yellow apple, salted butter, chamomile and macadamia nut in this expressive white, all carried by a brioche- and white ginger–accented finish. Gorgeous. Marsanne and Roussanne. Drink now through 2027.