Terre Brûlée Cornas Syrah

Tightly wound and backward, there is a very pretty wine in here

Dark fruited, concentrated, pairs well with bacon

Got that grapefruit rind coupled with black olive coming at you with no excuses. She is delicate however, and paying extra attention to her curves will serve you well.

Dense, inky, chewy, brooding, spicy. A touch hot.

Lovely wine from a region I need to explore more often. #cornas #rhone

Unfortunately, I can’t give this a fair score. After 4-5 bottles, I experienced bottle variation with each one. Some were muted, others were wonderful examples of what they are (91-92 range when in the zone).

Opened my remaining two bottles as part of a co-host event with some friends.

When these are on, they are incredibly savory, meaty and floral (like all wonderful Cornas can be). These last two were muted in the glass, even after 6hrs. Kiss of dark florals and game finally poked out, but you had to look for it. On the palate, a mix between Hermitage and Cornas…red and black fruit, fig, little leather (almost bretty) and iron, but the typical Cornas scorched earth and violet type profile wasn’t to be found. However, the tannin remained grippy throughout (so maybe this is in a shutdown phase?). Based on previous experiences where the fruit was more up-front, I’d hold for a bit.

Not my favorite as the nose & fruit were muted. Seemed closed & shut down

Hitting its stride

Grilled meats and black fruit. This baby has a minute long finish and is a must have.

Mercy.