St Joseph, Le Grand Pompee, Paul Jaboulet Aine

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The 1997 St. Joseph Le Grand Pompee is superior. After a maceration period that lasted over a month, this offering reveals an opaque ruby/purple color, and rich, chocolatey, smoky, blackberry flavours that suggest the super ripeness the Jaboulets achieved in this vintage. The wine possesses excellent, nearly outstanding concentration, plenty of structure and tannin, and a sweet mid palate and length. An excellent, nearly outstanding St. Joseph Le Grand Pompee, it is among the finest ever made at this estate.