(93-95 points) From an old-vine parcel south of Chavanay proper, the 2020 Saint Joseph les Grisieres (tasted from barrel) seems to have held onto more red-fruit character than the regular bottling. It's brighter and fresher yet also full-bodied, intense and wonderfully silky and elegant on the long finish. It should drink well close to release next year and for more than a decade thereafter.

A selection of older vines and brought up in 20% new oak, the 2020 Saint Joseph Les Grisières offers a similar bouquet of framboise, ripe cherries, dried herbs, and pepper. It's concentrated, medium to full-bodied, has beautiful tannins, and a great finish. I think it's slightly better than the classic release, but not by much, and both are clearly outstanding wines.

The classic 2020 Saint-Joseph Les Grisières presents wafts of graphite, crushed violets, ripe red fruits and cedary undertones. Elegant and refined, this concentrated and neatly structured red has all the ingredients for a long life in bottle. Very Saint-Joseph. -- Nicolas Greinacher