Saint Cosme Saint-Joseph 2016

"Vivid magenta. Lively, mineral-accented black and blue fruit and violet scents are complemented by a suggestion of peppery spices. Fleshy, juicy and appealingly sweet, offering intense, spice-inflected boysenberry, black raspberry and salty olive flavors that tighten up slowly with air. Densely packed yet lively in character, finishing with sharp delineation, solid thrust and smooth, well-knit tannins.” 92/100 (Vinous)

100% Serine (oude Syrah-kloon) op granietgronden van Malleval, opgevoed op voor 20% nieuwe houten vaten. 2016 is ook in de Noordelijke Rhône een topjaar. Whether this one will surpass the 2015 remains to be seen, but in any case it is a particularly fine Saint-Joseph, perhaps a little more quickly accessible than its predecessor.