Gonon, Saint-Joseph other_regions blackberry pie and blueberry compote

blackberry pie and blueberry compote with a touch of cedar chest

and exceptionally lengthy

which is to say out to 20 years of improvement followed by another 20 of plateau

The freshest nose to this point with an earthy extract of red and black cherry and pinot fruit aromas that introduce edgy and firmly if not aggressively structured medium full flavors that are quite complex and this finishes with a noticeably dry

The 2000 has been consistently brilliant

Gonon, Saint-Joseph other_regions blackberry pie and blueberry compoteI continue to love the 2013 St Joseph and it's a classic, elegant beauty that offers lots of minerality, purple fruits, olive, pepper and liquid violets characteristics. Possessing medium bodied richness, ultra fine tannin and a lively, already hard to resist style, drink it anytime over the coming decade.