Cornas Syrah

Seems to be losing some primary and punchy fruit, structure starting to take form and hold on the palate. Burger wine 🍔

Damn this is really coming around, seems to have settled in since LBT. More clarity, more definition and high-toned perfume. Definitely has gained more cohesiveness and length on the palate too. Explosive ripe/just kissing the jam side of things fruit; blackberry, huckleberry, hint of blueberry, and apricots. Loads of sweet licorice and powdered sugar, sweet cinnamon, violet pastille, rosemary blossom, candied olives, baked stones, sweet meat. Feel like this really starting to express ‘15 vintage character too

A very approachable young Cornas. Fruit dominant. But after a few nights open the savory revealed itself. Delicious.

Phenomenal. Gorgeous nose of granite, mineral, black berry fruit, palate is full of fruit, a hit of sweet wood, and terrific freshness and energy. Sappy and sweet with big tannins. 15 so good. Juicy and really fresh. Such purity. Impressive.

Lovely Cornas, expresses more savory and meaty side of Cornas. Iron, beef blood, crushed graphite, black berry, smoke, black licorice and olive. Very mineral core. Firm yet completely transformed with wood fired food. Young, oak needs some integration, a little resolve on the palate needed but will come around with a little time. Day 2 was lifted, more bacon fat and hearty black fruit. Completely unfolded.

Syrupy and jammy red fruits on the nose. But very fresh and vibrant on the palate. Chewy tannins. Like a new world style wine.

Quite fruit driven. Will go for another 5 years or more. Still very tannic, hint of brett blueberry, a little to rich for me but seriously great stuff. Minty.

2015

2016!
Encore un bébé mais déjà très buvable! Beau potentiel. Parfait avec une belle pièce de viande bien juteuse!

Surprisingly fruit forward. Medium plus bodied. Spice, red fruit, chalky tannin. Very easy drinking.