The opaque ruby/purple-tinged 2010 Saint Joseph Les Royes offers sweet strawberry and blackberry fruit intermixed with notes of incense, camphor, smoke and crushed rock. This full, thick, rich beauty can be consumed over the next decade. One of the most quality-conscious estates in the Northern Rh?ne, Domaine Courbis produces a trio of vineyard-designated Cornas as well as two cuvees of impressive St.-Joseph. After the brilliant success of their 2009 vintage, I thought it would be difficult for this estate to equal what they achieved, but the 2010s are all stunning, and the 2011s are not far behind. The Courbis family has nearly 48 acres in Saint-Joseph and another 20 in Cornas, making them a relatively impressive family-owned estate. The Cornas vineyards are planted in decomposed granite soils with little top soil. The Cornas Les Eygats emerges from what the Courbis brothers feel is their greatest microclimate, from a terraced vineyard composed of broken granite, planted at an altitude of 250 meters. Importer: Russell Herman, Berkeley Heights, NJ; tel. (908) 771-9082