2018 Domaine de Fauterie Cornas Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 95.5 points

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  2/11/2024 - thesternowl wrote: 96 Points

  Popped and poured; enjoyed over three days. Special on Day 1. Sensational on Day 3. The 2018 pours a deep purple color moving towards a magenta rim with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with significant staining of the tears. There appears to be some fine sediment as well. On the nose, the wine is developing with fascinating notes of blackberries, smoked blueberry crisp, lavender, animale, bacon fat, new leather, black olives, iron-like minerals and some faint spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish lasts for an eternity and it’s laden with purple flowers, fruit and minerals. This is a thrilling Cornas with enormous energy and character. While it’s a delight to enjoy now, I expect a long life. My next bottle will be after 2028 and I wouldn’t be at all surprised to get thrills through 2038. The last glass had loads of fine sediment coating the glass; just something to keep in mind.

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  3/10/2023 - CLDWLL Likes this wine: 95 Points

  A superb bottle of wine - even though opened too soon.
  Opaque purple/violet. Medium/high viscosity. A little shy and one dimensional upon opening, showing predominantly well-ripened black fruit and a big imprint of minerality. With air, violets, spice, black cherry, leather. There is a sweetness and remarkable purity to the fruit. Smooth attack. Firm tannic structure. The black fruit persists. Good acidity. Tannins slightly drying. A Flannery ribeye was a perfect pairing!
  
  Sat with the wine for hours and the evolution in the glass was remarkable.
  
  Wait a few years or give a long decant 3+ hours.

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