2012 St Joseph le Paradis St Pierre
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Exhibiting more minerality, blackberry, raspberry, game and olive tapenade, the 2012 St Joseph Le Paradis Saint Pierre is a chiseled, classic effort that has medium to full-bodied richness, serious purity of fruit and ripe, yet well-defined tannin structure. Opening up in the glass, it shows the vintage’s texture and relatively forward style, but I like its mid-palate depth and it has the structure to hold nicely for another decade.
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(made from 80-year-old serine vines and raised in all new oak): Dark purple. A complex, highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe blackcurrant, cherry pit, potpourri and olive tapenade, along with smoke and mineral accents. Stains the palate with intense dark fruit liqueur flavors and suggestions of candied violet and licorice. Closes on a smoky note, with superb clarity and lift and slow-mounting tannins.