The son of this family has taken over, and has totally revamped the winemaking style. There is now a 3-5 day cold maceration, indigenous yeasts are employed during fermentation, and new oak casks are used. The excellent 1997 St.-Joseph La Sensonne (from a hillside vineyard behind the village of Mauves) is a more modern-styled wine than was produced in the past. Yields were a meager 24 hectoliters per hectare. Terrific fruit intensity consisting of blackberries and cherries is followed by a wine with licorice, flint, and smoke, medium to full body, fine purity, and a long, fleshy finish. This gutsy, exuberantly-styled St.-Joseph should drink well for 7-8 years. A Patrick Lesec Selection (Paris fax # 011 33 1 42 84 38 22), various American importers, including Adventures in Wine, Daly City, CA; tel. (415) 467-0130, Atlantic Importing Co., Newton, MA; tel. (617) 965-2933, Fine Vines LLC, Maywood, IL; tel. (708) 343-5901, and New Castle Imports, Myrtle Beach, SC; tel. (843) 497-8625