Community Tasting Note
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Jimywags wrote: 95 points
February 3, 2014 - Decanted for roughly 2 1/2 hours. I don't have a ton of experience with Cornas, but kept hearing that the wines would be right in my wheelhouse -- a generous combination of savory with complimentary fruit. They weren't jiving as the wine was a nice dark magenta out of the bottle. From my first sniff as the wine tumbled into the decanter, I knew this was going to be my kind of wine. An intoxicating mix of sauvage, meat, earth, and intense dark berries. The nose was literally a meal unto itself and led me to exclaim to my wife that dinner was no longer needed. The palate was tight at first but after awhile reluctantly gave everything a carnivore desires including bacon fat and grilled meats. Just think of a heaping plate of grilled meats topped with an unsweetened dark berry marmalade and finished with a squeeze of acid and sneaky tannin. The wine is very young but expertly exhibiting the traits of a traditional Cornas. As I said, a meal unto itself. 95 pts.
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StefanAkiko commented:
2/3/14, 2:39 PM - Thanks for a great TN instilling amazing anticipation for our two btls.
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thomaskeil commented:
2/4/14, 6:36 AM - Had a Voge in Lyon this fall (not this one) that was off-the-charts and bought some of this hoping for similar results. Your note gives real hope (unlike the Seahawks gave to the Broncos).
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Jimywags commented:
2/4/14, 10:07 AM - Thanks guys. If you love traditional Cornas, this will satiate your appetite! Don't have enough experience to say whether it will shut down anytime soon but it's rolling now and will be for 15-20 years. Cheers!