2009 St Joseph Blanc Lombard

(100% marsanne) Bright yellow-gold. Dried citrus fruits, peach pit, honey and marzipan on the nose, with an herbal quality and a touch of beeswax. Dry and chewy, offering pungent lemon rind and orchard fruit flavors and notes of floral honey and quinine. Rich and broad but I'd like more energy. Finishes with slight dryness and lingering notes of flowers and honey.