Gérard Courbis Gérard Courbis Saint-Joseph 2018 750ml

Opaque ruby. Spice-tinged red and blue fruit, olive and allspice qualities on the nose, along with suggestions of candied flowers and musky sassafras. Smooth and open-knit, offering energetic boysenberry and bitter cherry flavors that become sweeter and livelier as the wine opens up. Shows sharp definition and persistence on the finish, which features velvety tannins and lingering spiciness.

Tasted from tank and as a prepared sample, the 2018 Saint Joseph is a wonderfully effusive, juicy mouthful of wine. Modest spice notes join bold cherry-berry flavors in this medium to full-bodied effort that should drink well for at least 5-6 years. Tasted twice (once blind), with consistent notes.