2012 M. Chapoutier Cornas Les Arenes

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  12/30/2022 - Morgan1132 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Pours dark purple and vibrant, not giving away much bottle age in colour or on the nose. The nose is savoury leaning, meaty, spicy, herby and green. A bit of dark cherry and musk too. Medium bodied palate, starting to see some age here, fruit is not vibrant with the first impression of spice and licorice, some cherry/cola and vanilla come through with more air. Acid is still reasonably high so. Tannins are very soft and well integrated, but still coat the mouth and provide a dry finish.
  
  All in all, a very enjoyable drink. Well balanced and lovely soft mouthfeel, acid and tannin holding up well. Not as progressed as I expected, would be interesting to compare to release. A bit plain to be really memorable or score higher.
  
  Also, not as punchy or full bodied as I expected for Cornas, although I only have a few comparisons. Not in itself a detractor, but if that's what you're after might pay to look elsewhere. Perhaps related to the vintage?

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  7/30/2021 - Povilas wrote: 89 Points

  not a typical massive, meaty, rustic Cornas that I would like, but well balanced. As with Chapoutier wines, this sits strongly on the fruity side, with decent acidity. Just a hint of more savory profile would make it more complex.

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  3/11/2021 - thehaughleydrinker Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Probably left this a little too long for us, but still very complex and tasty wine!

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  6/4/2020 - pilatus88 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I like this one. It is à very soft fruity Syrah with a long balanced finish.

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  11/2/2019 - pilatus88 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  improved over my last notes. Dark bright fruit and good balance.

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