Based on 100% Marsanne, the 2023 Saint Joseph Silice Blanc reveals melon, honeyed flowers, spice, and toasted notes, showing impressive purity and cleanliness. It's fleshy on the palate, with beautiful balance and good purity, and while it has a slightly hazy color, it remains an impressive white. Drink bottles over the coming 4-6 years. Drink 2025-2031. Based in Mauves, in the heart of the Saint Joseph appellation, Domaine Coursodon is a fifth-generation family-run estate today led by Jérôme Coursodon. The estate farms just over 16 hectares, all within the Saint Joseph AOC, with vines planted on steep granitic slopes surrounding Mauves. Most vines average 40 to 60 years of age. All reds are 100% Syrah and are destemmed, fermented in stainless steel, and aged in barrel, with the élevage varying slightly between cuvées. Silice sees 12 months in used oak, L'Olivaie and La Sensonne are aged 15 months with increasing percentages of new oak (100% new for La Sensonne), and Paradis Saint Pierre comes from a single granite lieu-dit and is partially destemmed, with 15 months in barrel. White wines are based on Marsanne, with Paradis Saint Pierre Blanc including a small percentage of Roussanne. Both whites are barrel fermented and aged 12 months, with lees stirring used for the top cuvée. Looking at the vintages reviewed here, the 2022s are brilliant across the board. They show the ripe, sunny style of the year yet retain remarkable purity, balance, and elegance. All of the cuvées offer pleasure today, and I have no doubt they'll age beautifully, with broad drinking windows. The 2023s from barrel are more plush, soft, and supple, which reflects the style of the vintage. Lastly, do not miss the whites. The 2023 Saint Joseph Paradis Saint Pierre Blanc might be the white of the vintage in Saint Joseph.

Flinty elements introduce the 2023 Saint-Joseph Blanc Silice, accompanied by notes of cedar, ripe pear, white peach and lemon flesh. Full-bodied, round and generous, the 2023 bundles vibrant energy and checks out with persistence on the sapid finish. This is an exquisite white Saint-Joseph.

Fresher and livelier than its Paradis Saint-Pierre counterpart, the 2023 Saint-Joseph Silice Blanc reveals aromas of confit citrus, spring blossoms and pear. Moderately weighted and delicately enveloping, it's juicy and layered with bright acids, concluding with a mouthwatering, floral finish.