A blend of 90% Marsanne and 10% Roussanne, aged 12 months in barrel with weekly lees stirring, the 2023 Saint Joseph Paradis Saint Pierre Blanc offers melon, orange blossom, mint flowers, and crushed stone aromatics. Medium to full-bodied, with beautiful focus and concentration, it has a brilliant, clean character that will evolve gracefully. 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.

The deep straw-hued 2023 Saint-Joseph Blanc Le Paradis Saint-Pierre showcases intense honeysuckle, lemon flesh, vanilla, Williams pear and wet stone tones on the complex aromatic profile. Full-bodied, juicy and concentrated, the radiant 2023 is a splendid follow-up to the equally enticing 2022 I tasted last year.

A blend of 95% Marsanne and 5% Roussanne, the 2023 Saint-Joseph Le Paradis Saint-Pierre Blanc evokes aromas of almond blossoms, ripe orchard fruits, spices and nuts, followed by a medium to full-bodied, rich and enveloping palate with a sweet core of fruit and delicate acidity, concluding with a long, ethereal finish. It's an elegant rendition of this dry vintage.