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2010 Domaine Courbis Saint-Joseph Les Royes
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2010 Domaine Courbis Saint-Joseph Les Royes

Producer: Domaine Courbis
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: France
Region: Rhone
Appellation: Saint Joseph

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91 Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2013

Opaque purple.  Ripe cherry and blackberry on the pungent nose and in the mouth.  Fleshy and smooth in texture but lively as well, with a bright jolt of minerality adding lift.  Becomes smokier and spicier with air and finishes with gentle tannins and sweet persistence.  Like the regular Saint-Joseph, this wine is very drinkable right now, but this one has the depth to reward longer cellaring.

91 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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