2022 St Joseph Silice
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Showing the least amount of oak in Coursodon's lineup, the 2022 Saint Joseph Silice offers blackberries, peppery herbs, damp earth, and sappy flowers, all with remarkable purity and complexity. All Syrah, destemmed and aged 12 months in barrel, this cooler-fruited effort is terrific. Drink bottles over the coming 8-10 years. Drink 2025-2035. 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.
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Alistair Cooper MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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Crafted from vines planted on schist and granite soils, the 2022 Saint-Joseph Silice is excellent. Evoking aromas of dark cherries, violets and plums mingled with spices, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and layered, rich and textural with good depth at the core, framed by ripe, velvety tannins, concluding with a long, ethereal and fruity finish. This is a great effort.
The 2022 Saint-Joseph Silice unfolds with ripe black cherry, pencil shaving, black tea, crushed violet and gently leafy subtleties. Medium-bodied at most, the 2022 is a classic, age-worthy Silice that’s gently structured by ripe tannins.
A well-balanced, textured and precise Saint-Joseph showing notes of dark cherries, crushed raspberries, roasted meat and some peppercorns on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins. Bright center-palate, pure and crunchy, with juicy dark cherry character. Elegant, yet it has intensity and vitality with a precise, vivid finish and excellent length. Drink or hold.