2019 Thomas Farge Saint-Joseph Rouge Côte du Pouly

Explosive blackberry and elderberry fruit on the nose, but there’s nothing exaggerated about this youthful Saint-Joseph. Seriously ripe with a wonderful coolness to the concentrated and focused palate. The fine-grained tannins are self-confidently dry and drive the breathtakingly stony and spicy finish along.

A great sense of purity and energy here - good intensity without heaviness. Graphite to the blackberry aromas, and a gentle, fine-sand tannic texture. It's light-bodied, but with such direction and finesse and a little saline nip on the finish. An exceptional, and highly typical Saint-Joseph. It expresses the weightless intensity and precision of some of the best Saint-Josephs. No overly intense tannic structure, it's not demonstrative or over extracted. A new cuvée marking the transition from Guy Farge to his son Thomas Farge. One of their best parcels of Saint-Joseph.