The 2005 St.-Joseph L’Amarybelle has a dense purple color, notes of bay leaf, blackberry, anise, and pain grille, high acidity, rather rude tannins, but nice freshness and a chunky, fleshy, earthy mouthfeel. Give it several years of bottle age and drink it over the following decade.
Importer: Rosenthal Wine Merchant Ltd., Pine Plains, NY; tel. (800) 910-1990