St. Joseph La Sensonne

Producer Domaine Coursodon Region Northern Rhône, France Encepagement 100% Syrah Elevage Fifty+ year old vines high on the slope. Twenty-five hectoliters per hectare. 75-80% new oak. No fining or filtering. Little to no sulphur. Description Lovely aromas of wildflowers and toasty oak are followed by a mouthful of ripe, sweet black fruits and layers of soft, lush tannins and vanilla oak. This wine is dense, rich, supple and sexy and will benefit from a few years aging in bottle. Reviews for 2001 Vintage From the Wine Advocate, #147 (June 2003): "Points: 88-91. More internationally-styled, the deeply-colored, rich 2001 St. Joseph Le Sensonne reveals notes of vanilla intermixed with creosote, black currants, cherries, and toast. A successful effort for the vintage, sadly, there are only 300 cases." © The Wine Advocate From the International Wine Cellar (Jan/Feb 2003): "Points: 89(+?). (this aged on its lees, in 80% new oak, until the bottling) Saturated medium ruby. Black raspberry, bitter chocolate, licorice, pepper and spicy oak on the nose. Sweet, rich and chewy; broad and mouthfilling yet also nicely bright. The new oak element gives the wine a strong aspect of torrefaction but also contributes definition and structure. Finishes firmly tannic and persistent, with notes of black fruits, dark chocolate and licorice. In comparison to this wine, the 2000 showed a more explosive, gamey nose but a bit less delineation of flavor and grip." © International Wine Cellar Reviews for 2003 Vintage From the Wine Advocate, #156 (Dec 2004): "Points: 91-93. The 2003 St.-Joseph La Sensonne does not reveal the amount of new oak anticipated given the fact it is aged in 80% new oak casks and has an elevage sur-lie. Produced from parcels culled from l’Olivaie and Paradis St.-Pierre vineyards, it was given a separate cellar treatment. An inky/purple hue is accompanied by a glorious perfume of licorice, white flowers, raspberries, and black currants. This medium to full-bodied, opulently-textured, pure, intense, ageworthy red should be at its finest between 2006-2015." © The Wine Advocate

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