2015 St Joseph Lieu Dit Paradis

A total blockbuster that’s up with the top handful of wines in the appellation, the 2015 St Joseph Lieu-Dit Paradis sports an inky black/blue color, as well as massive aromas and flavors of graphite, blackberries, blueberries and crushed rocks. It’s a huge St Joseph that’s packed with raw material, has lots of tannin, and juicy acidity. Don’t miss it! The quality (and number of cuvées) from this estate continues to soar, and this is easily the finest lineup of wines I’ve tasted from this team. Dec 2016, www.robertparker.com

Very dark robe. The bouquet has sun in its veins – ripe red berry, mulberry. It’s intense, has chocolate and oak, red meat, some cool notes. The palate presents big richness; it is Redondo, but there is much oak for now, which renders it on the back foot, access not easy. The content has style, with wavy gras within. The juice is compressed here, is sun baked to some extent. Oct 2016, www.drinkrhone.com