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SOIL
Slightly acid granite on the right bank of the Rhône, on the foothills of the Massif Central.
VINIFICATION
Grapes are destemmed. Maceration for about 20 days. Extraction made by pumping over and punching down.
MATURING In oak barrels and vats for 12 months before bottling.
TASTING
Colour : intense ruby colour..
Nose : small black berries (blackcurrant, blackberry), violet, hints of liquorice.
Palate : soft attack, with aromas of red fruit.
The backbone of the wine is its minerality.
The finish is long and spicy.
Region: St-Joseph, France
Variety: Shiraz
Alcohol: 14.5%
92-94 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Another huge, sexy wine is the 2015 St Joseph La Source, which at this quality, sells for a song. Black raspberries, cassis, red currants, licorice and graphite all emerge from this full-bodied beauty that has sweet tannin and a stacked mid-palate. It will benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age and drink well for over a decade. Twenty-eight bucks? More please. The quality (and number of cuvées) from this estate continues to soar, and this is easily the finest lineup up of wines I’ve tasted from this team.