90POINTS
16½/20
Domaine Georges Vernay Saint-Joseph Terres d'Encre 2012
Southern Rhone, Rhone Valley, FranceBig intense spicy, peppery, sausage meat, licorice, smoky, garrigue, savoury, black cherry, minty, gamey aromas. Dry, fresh, elegant, suave palate with smoked meat, pepper, savoury, roasted pepper and black cherry flavours with a dash of licorice root and Band-Aid on the finish. A cool finish but with excellent finesse. Lamb chops are the match.Tasted: 25 March 2015Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $60.00 | 750ml | speculative listing - Empson Wines Canada |
Grape: Shiraz/SyrahCSPC: 846386