eRobertParker.com #216 - Dec 2014
Score : (90-92)
As good, if not better, than the 2011, the 2012 Saint Joseph has lots of ripeness in its sexy black fruits, chocolate, vanilla and smoked meat aromas and flavors. I suspect that by the time this sees the inside of a bottle, the oak will have integrated and it will show a more classic profile. Medium to full-bodied, textured and nicely concentrated, it too will have a decade or more prime drinking.Jeb Dunnuck
Wine Advocate #210 - Dec 2013
Score : (89-91)
Along the same lines, yet with a tad more fruit, the 2012 Saint-Joseph (same blend and elevage) offers up a ripe, exuberant array of blackberry, smoked meats, vanilla bean, pepper and solid minerality, as well as a fresh, textured and medium to full-bodied profile on the palate. Given the fruit and texture, it should be approachable on release, yet the overall freshness and length on the finish suggest it will evolve nicely for at least 8-10 years as well. Jeb Dunnuck.