Laurent and Dominique Courbis, whose estate is located in the tiny village of Châteaubourg, own 50 acres in Saint Joseph and 20 acres in Cornas. From this they produce three sensational Cornas and two classically styled Saint Josephs. Looking at the Cornas releases, the Champelrose comes from the Champelrose and Chaillot regions, and is aged mostly in older oak barrels, with just 25% being new. The les Eygats comes from a higher elevation parcel above the les Chaillot lieu-dit, in the northern part of the appellation, and sees 50% new French oak. Lastly, the Sabarotte is the top wine of the estate and comes from a terrific terroir located just across from the Reynard lieu-dit. While it’s aged in 100% new French oak, it actually shows less oak than the Eygats (although I have no issues with the level of oak in any of the wines). The wines are mostly destemmed and while there can be a modern slant to the wines, they never lose their Cornas soul. All of these latest releases are impress and worthy of a case purchase.