La Joie features an intense purple-black color and an almost electric nose of crushed blackcurrants, ripe black cherries, and mulberries with sparks of raspberry pie, wild blueberries, unsmoked cigars, charcuterie, and crushed stones. Medium to full-bodied and charged with the most amazing energy, the youthful, vibrant black-fruited palate is framed by very firm, very finely grained tannins and wonderful freshness, finishing with lingering crushed stones and earth layers