Domaine Durand, Saint-Joseph (Rhône Valley, France) 2017

 This is a house on the rise, with excellent wines at reasonable prices and a clearly upward trajectory in terms of overall quality and reputation.  This release shows excellent floral aromatics and lots of detailed flavors for a wine that is as dark, deep and dense as it proves to be.  The texture is very supple but hardly formless, as it starts lush but then finishes with good structure.