2018 - Domaine Cuilleron, St Joseph Les Pierres Seches

Saturated ruby. Deep-pitched, smoke-accented black and blue fruit, licorice and floral pastille scents are lifted by a cracked pepper flourish. Broad and fleshy in texture, offering ripe black currant, bitter cherry and fruitcake flavors that pick up an energizing mineral nuance on the back half. In a lush, generous style, with solid finishing punch and chewy tannins framing a long, spice- and smoke-tinged finish.