2015 Thierry Allemand Cornas Reynard

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 93.6 points

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  10/21/2023 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:

  Dense and concentrated, but open for business. No artifice, just pure blackberry fruit with violets, licorice and earth. Beautiful balance and proportion. Deep but unforced, powerful and light on its feet. A ripe wine but not overblown. Such great presence and length. Wonderful wine.

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  6/2/2023 - Nanda wrote:

  Reynard Dinner (Ada St.): This is in a weird spot right now. The nose was magical and wide-open for business with black fruit, florals, smoke and spice. But the palate was backwards and unintegrated. Give this 5+ years and perhaps it will enter an early peak drinking window. Mid 90s potential.

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  6/2/2023 - acyso wrote: 90 Points

  Allemand Reynard survey (Chicago, IL): This was one of the whiffs tonight, though I am certain that it was a question of opening this at a very tough moment. The nose has plenty of dark fruit and comes off quite compelling, but the palate is where this really misses the mark, at least for right now. There's a hollowness there that doesn't really seem to match with the structure that this wine has. All that said, I'm not rushing to dump all my 2015 Reynard. I think this will be a fantastic wine when it finally gets around to it (as I had this on release and was quite impressed). It just might take another 15-20 years.

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  2/3/2023 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points

  Quite refined Syrah with touch of reduction and expansive, balanced purple fruit palate.

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  9/3/2022 - Cailles wrote: 92 Points

  No notes taken. Over the 3-4 hours we followed this it never fully opened up and unlocked the massive substance there is. The highlight was the structural frame with ultra fine tannins and a fine streak of acidity which kept the wine light and floating. Certainly a promising wine but it will need more time. Despite the hot vintage, the ripeness level are well in check. 92/93 today, potential is certainly there.
  
  Decanting: At this early stage, this would need a hours of air to unfurl.

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