Pierre-Jean Villa Saint Joseph Preface, 2019 Wine Books Good concentration and fleshiness

Good concentration and fleshiness

cranberry and hints of black pepper with lots of structure and fine tannins

Both grapes are picked and fermented together

Precise and pure with beautiful concentration and velvety texture

Pierre-Jean Villa Saint Joseph Preface, 2019 Wine Books Good concentration and fleshinessThis is the first red cuve of the domain, a wine with a terrific core of Syrah fruit, and it sets the tone (hence its name). At roughly 12,000 bottles, its the largest production. The vines grow in the northern, cooler sector of the appellation, the wine is made in a mixture of 225 liter and 600 liter barrels, all older, and the levage goes for 12 13 months (which will probably increase in the years ahead). The vineyard parcels total two hectares, or