Finishing up with the whites, the 2011 Saint Joseph Le Paradis Saint Pierre Blanc is the top white of the estate and is comprised of 90% Marsanne and 10% Roussanne that spent 12 months in 15% new French oak. With less than 400 cases made, it offers gorgeous minerality that gives lift to notions of baking bread, toast and ripe golden fruits. Rich, medium-bodied and balanced, with knockout precision and focus, it’s classy stuff that will drink nicely for 4-5 years, possibly longer. Another rising star in the appellation that needs to be on every reader’s short list, Domaine Coursodon is run by the young, talented Jerome Coursodon. A fifth generation winemaker, Jerome traveled extensively before starting at the Domaine in 1999. The estate covers 38 acres, all in St. Joseph (most near the village of Mauves and Tournon). They make up to four separate St.-Joseph reds, and two whites, with the reds seeing close to 100% destemming and aging in a combination of demi-muids and burgundy barrels. Importer: A Patrick Lesec Selection, agent for the U.S. market, Chemin des Vins, Sherborn, MA; tel. (508) 545-1532