Domaine Christophe Semaska -- Saint JosephThe history of this property gives me the chills, in a bittersweet sort of way. The full story of Semaska begins in the 1600s, when the property was known as le Chteau de Montlys. Remarkably untouched by the 1789 French Revolution, it wasnt until WWI when war would finally beat this land into submission. As if losing everyone to the war wasnt enough, the vineyards fate was finally sealed by a total devastation by Phylloxera (though I am guessing WW2