Saint-Joseph, Equis [M. Graillot] 2018

Powerful, mineral-accented aromas of ripe black/blue fruits, candied flowers, olive and exotic spices. Densely packed and energetic on the palate, offering cassis, bitter cherry and blueberry flavors that unfurl slowly with air and show sharp definition.

The blue fruit note carries emphatically through an impressively long, spicy finish that's given framework by fine-grained, slowly building tannins. Raised in tronconic oak foudres.