Paul Jaboulet Aîné - Saint-Joseph Domaine de la Croix des vignes - 2018

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Saint-Joseph Domaine de la Croix des vignes 2018

- 94 points -

Sourced from granite slopes between Mauves and Tournon, the 2018 Saint Joseph Domaine de la Croix des Vignes is a super effort marked by scents of crushed stone, violets, raspberries and blueberries. There's less spice than (for example) the Crozes-Hermitage from Domaine de Thalabert but more stone. It's medium to full-bodied, aristocratic and almost Hermitage-like in character, being restrained, straight and very long, finishing on hints of licorice and espresso.

Joe Czerwinski, May 2021