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Blackberries, scorched earth, ground pepper, and assorted background meatiness all emerge from this full-bodied, ripe, powerful, yet still balanced and seamless Saint Joseph.
Warm and lush in feel, with flavors of cocoa-edged plum sauce and steeped blackberry preserves, backed by roasted apple wood and licorice snap notes. This has both muscle and perfume.
Displays an array of smoke- and spice-accented dark fruit and floral aromas, along with building olive, tobacco and vanilla notes. Tightly wound and focused in the mouth, offering concentrated blueberry, cassis, bitter chocolate and espresso flavors that are lifted and sharpened by a suggestion of cracked pepper. Blends heft and energy with a sure hand and finishes impressively long and gently chewy, with repeating olive and spice notes and mounting tannins.
...boasts complex aromas that range from maple syrup to cocoa-tinged black cherries and crushed stone. It's full-bodied but possessed of granitic restraint and structural elements, finishing long, cool, silky and elegant.
The heady oak spice is matched every step of the way with intense black fruit with a jammy but still fresh style. Long, intense, finely tannic, fresh acidity.