2016 Domaine Coursodon St. Joseph L'Olivaie

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  2/25/2024 - jlm wrote:

  Drunk under circumstances that did not lend themselves to careful attention to this, but it was on the modern end of the spectrum stylistically: full and plump but without being overextracted or flabby. Acidity is fine but not the focus here. Tannins are polished and mainly in the background at this point. In a good drinking window, but not exciting to me, and it misses the savory wildness, blood, and pepper of a more traditional St Joseph.

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  1/8/2024 - jpkc Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Wow, it's wonderful big wine, at or near peak 91-92, acid and fruit in abundance, 2030?

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  10/23/2023 - WojteG Likes this wine: 95 Points

  First sip and I immediately know, that the wine is great! Velvety, almost syropy texture. Sweet black fruits and at the same time a lot of spice and very well integrated acidity. In one word - perfect balance. But wait, there is more. Milk chocolate and coffee, cranberry and black olives.
  Unfortunately the finish is way too short ( weird in this kind of wine) with a lot of spice.
  How about the smell? Very nice and strong aromas of black cherry, plum, blackberries,blueberry, vanilla
  Powerful Syrah.
  JD - 94
  RP - 93
  WS - 93
  Vinous - 92
  WE - 91
  CT - 89(?) 🤔

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  4/2/2023 - Zweder wrote: 90 Points

  Beautiful bouquet with some smoke and dark berry fruits. On the palate a full bodied wine with mineral impressions, ripe fruits, beautiful acidity, mild tannin, and some pleasant sweetness. Some chocolate as well.

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  12/16/2022 - jpkc Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Tannins have softened, dark fruits dominate, slight acidity, but short finish, but delicious. Drinking very nicely now, but i expect its near its peak, 90-91

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