Andre Perret, Saint-Joseph Les Grisieres Vintage:2010 velvety core of black cherries

velvety core of black cherries

spicy layers

and this is something I often recognize in warm-vintage Brunello

There is also a pronounced

complemented by stimulating minerality and juicy acids

Andre Perret, Saint-Joseph Les Grisieres Vintage:2010 velvety core of black cherriesWe finished that tasting with the 2010 Saint Joseph Les Grisieres. Superb all around, it shows what this producer can do in a great vintage. Deep, rich and layered, with thrilling notes of black cherry, flowers, pepper and smoked meat, it flows onto the palate with medium to full bodied richness, an energetic, lively texture and enough fine tannin to keep it drinking nicely for another decade. I had a fabulous visit with proprietor Andre Perret at his