Assembled from a few different parcels, the 2020 Saint-Joseph Les Granilites offers up hints of violets, mint, blueberries and cassis on the nose. Medium to full-bodied, it's concentrated yet elegant, with a long, silky finish.

As always, the 2018 Saint-Joseph Les Granilites shows more crushed-stone minerality than the Deschants bottling. It's also deeper and richer, with blueberries and raspberries that show an extra dimension of freshness and precision. It's medium to full-bodied, with silky tannins and a long finish that bodes well for the future.

Even after decanting, the 2017 Saint-Joseph Les Granilites stubbornly clings to its aromas of wild thyme and struck flint. Drawn from vineyards around Mauves and Tournon, it's mildly herbal but strongly stony, with a rugged, slightly austere quality in the mouth. This needs a couple of years to mellow and for its lurking dark fruit flavors to emerge.

Aged half in concrete and half in used demi-muids, the 2016 Saint-Joseph Les Granilites comes from the alkaline granite soils around Mauves and Tournon. Full-bodied and concentrated, it offers black olive and blackberry notes framed by supple yet chewy tannins, finishing on a long and softly dusty note.