Bottled last November, the 2012 St Joseph Lieu Dit St Joseph comes from one of the warmest terroirs in the appellation. Aged in 100% new French oak, it has a terrific perfume of chocolate-laced dark fruits, toasted bread, graphite and pepper. Medium to full-bodied, mouth filling with beautiful concentration and ripe tannin, it needs 2-3 years of bottle age but will drink nicely through 2027.