Cassis, liquid violets, classy oak, and a hint of graphite all emerge from the 2023 Saint Joseph Sainte-Epine, and it's medium-bodied, with a pure, layered, seamless mouthfeel and ripe, polished tannins. As with everything from this estate today, it's flawlessly balanced and has sensational purity.

The 2023 Cornas Chante-Perdrix offers black raspberries, cassis, liquid violets, and peppery, floral nuances on the nose. It's medium-bodied, has a pure, layered, elegant mouthfeel, ripe yet still present and building tannins, and a great finish. This is clearly an outstanding, classic Cornas in the making.

Black raspberries, cassis, violets, blood orange, incense, and pepper notes all emerge from the 2023 Côte Rôtie Seigneur De Maugiron, a barrel sample that's clearly a terrific wine in the making. It's medium to full-bodied, has a wonderfully pure, polished, elegant mouthfeel, just about perfect balance, ultra-fine tannins, and a great finish. It's impeccably made.

A bigger wine from this estate that comes from the Grandes Vignes lieu-dit at the top of Hermitage Hill, the 2023 Hermitage Ligne De Crete Les Grandes Vignes offers ample blue fruits, violets, scorched earth, and huge minerality on the nose. It's full-bodied on the palate, with an incredibly lifted violet and floral character, ripe tannins, ample mid-palate depth, and a great finish.

Based on 100% Syrah from a Grand Cru terroir in the heart of this great appellation and raised in new and used barrels, the 2023 Côte Rôtie La Landonne sports a deep purple hue as well as cassis and mulberry fruits intermixed with scorched earth, pepper, violets, and blood orange. It's medium to full-bodied, has a pure, seamless mouthfeel, brilliant tannins, integrated acidity, and a great, great finish. It's very much in the clean, straight, flawlessly balanced style of this estate today.