St-Joseph: Revisiting 2022 in bottle

This is an intense wine with smoky cassis aromas. On the palate the acidity is balanced, though it's really quite extracted. It shows damson and...

Dark and brooding, with peppery spice, vanilla and smoky bacon notes. This has lovely tannic finesse, great energy, bright acidity and tension. It really grips...

The nose is immediately fresh and appealing, with notes of juniper, hibiscus and rosehip. Light in body, it moves quickly in the mouth, and it’s...

Rather faint on the nose, and quite reductive for now, although new leather and ripe blackberry aromas come with air. Then it’s very punchy on...

Peppery oregano notes on the nose, followed by some weight and fruit richness on the palate. It’s fairly low in alcohol and has good acidity,...

Dark and quite insular for now, but this has lovely tannic finesse and freshness, with good acidity. It's concentrated, and has seen quite a bit...

More oak work than most, but on the palate it works well, and it won't dominate by the time this is ready to drink. This...

This is good: a complete, full-bodied wine that’s quite extracted, with plentiful bullish tannins. The oak is forthright, but the wine meets it. It will...

Highly spiced, nutmeg and cinnamon nose. Fairly full-bodied, this is a sweetly ripe and oak-driven style. It’s powerful, with serious drive and quite potent alcohol....

Strong juniper and hibiscus notes on the nose, with underlying smoke. It's tight for now, but has real energy and vibrancy. There’s a slight bitter...

A structured style of St-Joseph with present tannins, firm acidity and enjoyable concentration. This has good finesse – the tannins are smooth and elegant, the...

Quietly fragrant, with bright, zesty berry fruits. This is powerful, with denim-like tannins and firm acidity. There’s a good sense of purity, even though it’s...

A lighter style among the structured 2022s, this is perfumed, fragrant and fresh. It has concentration and depth on the palate, however, with a long,...

Aromas of earthy blackcurrant, with generous oak spice, cola and clove. It has good acidity and brightness, and no overextraction. An interesting mix between light...

With its rich blackberry aromas, this is an enjoyably ripe, full-bodied, powerful expression. It has big grip, big acidity and very ripe fruit, finishing dry....

Dark and brooding currently, this is a little introverted now, but it’s promising. It’s full-bodied, concentrated and powerful, with dense, fairly solid tannins. It's quite...

Seductive fruity aromas with a cheeky lick of oak, which adds some complexity. A touch of meatiness too to the savoury blackberry fruits. There’s a...

Violets, blueberries, black cherry and a touch of rubber all on the nose. This is full-bodied for a 2022, the oak is quite prominent on...

Currently quite closed, but you can tell there's an interesting wine hiding away here, waiting for the right moment to unfurl. It’s earthy, flinty and...

Fresh and spicy aromatics, there's some graphite notes on the mid-palate, as well as smoke and flint. The acidity is quite cutting. It’s only medium-bodied,...

Decidedly introverted at the time of tasting, but there's plenty here it’s just all tightly wound for now. Good concentration and tannic load, it's quite...

Softer and more gentle than many 2022s, this has enjoyably ripe fruit and tannin; the flipside is that the alcohol is a touch warming, accentuating...

Fresh blackberry and blackberry jam aromas lead onto a powerful palate that has impressive energy and drive. It’s medium-bodied but the tight tannins make for...

The oak work is quite forthright, with strong clove flavours. This power, drive and concentration with freshness underneath, so should repay cellaring. It moves fast...

Surprisingly pale in colour. This is really quite open and giving already, feeling quite evolved. It’s light in body, and not terribly concentrated. The oak...

This is an intense wine with smoky cassis aromas. On the palate the acidity is balanced, though it's really quite extracted. It shows damson and...

Dark and brooding, with peppery spice, vanilla and smoky bacon notes. This has lovely tannic finesse, great energy, bright acidity and tension. It really grips...

The nose is immediately fresh and appealing, with notes of juniper, hibiscus and rosehip. Light in body, it moves quickly in the mouth, and it’s...

Rather faint on the nose, and quite reductive for now, although new leather and ripe blackberry aromas come with air. Then it’s very punchy on...

Peppery oregano notes on the nose, followed by some weight and fruit richness on the palate. It’s fairly low in alcohol and has good acidity,...

Dark and quite insular for now, but this has lovely tannic finesse and freshness, with good acidity. It's concentrated, and has seen quite a bit...

More oak work than most, but on the palate it works well, and it won't dominate by the time this is ready to drink. This...

This is good: a complete, full-bodied wine that’s quite extracted, with plentiful bullish tannins. The oak is forthright, but the wine meets it. It will...

Highly spiced, nutmeg and cinnamon nose. Fairly full-bodied, this is a sweetly ripe and oak-driven style. It’s powerful, with serious drive and quite potent alcohol....

Strong juniper and hibiscus notes on the nose, with underlying smoke. It's tight for now, but has real energy and vibrancy. There’s a slight bitter...

A structured style of St-Joseph with present tannins, firm acidity and enjoyable concentration. This has good finesse – the tannins are smooth and elegant, the...

Quietly fragrant, with bright, zesty berry fruits. This is powerful, with denim-like tannins and firm acidity. There’s a good sense of purity, even though it’s...

A lighter style among the structured 2022s, this is perfumed, fragrant and fresh. It has concentration and depth on the palate, however, with a long,...

Aromas of earthy blackcurrant, with generous oak spice, cola and clove. It has good acidity and brightness, and no overextraction. An interesting mix between light...

With its rich blackberry aromas, this is an enjoyably ripe, full-bodied, powerful expression. It has big grip, big acidity and very ripe fruit, finishing dry....

Dark and brooding currently, this is a little introverted now, but it’s promising. It’s full-bodied, concentrated and powerful, with dense, fairly solid tannins. It's quite...

Seductive fruity aromas with a cheeky lick of oak, which adds some complexity. A touch of meatiness too to the savoury blackberry fruits. There’s a...

Violets, blueberries, black cherry and a touch of rubber all on the nose. This is full-bodied for a 2022, the oak is quite prominent on...

Currently quite closed, but you can tell there's an interesting wine hiding away here, waiting for the right moment to unfurl. It’s earthy, flinty and...

Fresh and spicy aromatics, there's some graphite notes on the mid-palate, as well as smoke and flint. The acidity is quite cutting. It’s only medium-bodied,...

Decidedly introverted at the time of tasting, but there's plenty here it’s just all tightly wound for now. Good concentration and tannic load, it's quite...

Softer and more gentle than many 2022s, this has enjoyably ripe fruit and tannin; the flipside is that the alcohol is a touch warming, accentuating...

Fresh blackberry and blackberry jam aromas lead onto a powerful palate that has impressive energy and drive. It’s medium-bodied but the tight tannins make for...

The oak work is quite forthright, with strong clove flavours. This power, drive and concentration with freshness underneath, so should repay cellaring. It moves fast...

Surprisingly pale in colour. This is really quite open and giving already, feeling quite evolved. It’s light in body, and not terribly concentrated. The oak...