2016 M. Chapoutier Cornas Les Arenes

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  1/6/2024 - rcha001 Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Appearance: crimson red core with red hues. Fairly translucent and medium bodied
  Nose: notes of blackcurrant, cassis, plum mixed with savoury notes of coffee and liquorice. This is quite aromatic and perfumed
  Palate: mixed red/dark fruits - ripe plum, cherries and laced with savoury coffee liquorice, some cedary spice. Alikened to Australian Shiraz, with greater complexity and not as full bodied. Very Northern Rhone style which I prefer over Aust Shiraz in general

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  7/27/2023 - chatters wrote:

  Chapoutier (Ivy Bottle Shop, Sydney): Oak to the fore on this bottle; caramel, sweet spice, agitation helps the fruit being to pop showing blackberry, a little savoury funkiness. Juicy, savoury, wild black fruits, the oak less prevalent on the palate, though it does provide plenty of drying grip. Air will help this open, alcohol warmth on the finish. Based on previous experience needs food and a decant.

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  7/19/2023 - chatters wrote:

  Supper at Fred's (Freds, Oxford Street, Sydney): Decanted 30 minutes before consumption. This started off quite funky but that blew off with a little air revealing a slightly rustic, black hued fruit, savoury Cornas. Not dirty rustic I hasten to add, just a little coarse around the edges on the nose though the palate showed a little more polish. Fresh and charming with cote de boeuf.

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  11/25/2021 - Manuel10 wrote: 89 Points

  Inizialmente molto chiuso, dopo un’oretta comincia ad aprirsi e a mostrare tutta la sua potenza olfattiva con note speziate,oliva, incenso e in sottofondo il frutto. Si sente molto (quasi troppo) l’affinamento in legno. Naso molto intenso ma poco ampio.
  In bocca è caldo, tannino abbastanza elegante (ma se paragonato ad Apice degustato la stessa sera molto più ruvido). Vino abbastanza ruffiano.
  100% Syrah
  Affinamento almeno 14 mesi in Barrique di rovere

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  10/28/2020 - CamWheeler wrote: 88 Points

  SLDS October 2020: Bright purple fruit on the nose and palate, with violets and light earth. Medium bodied palate, it's nice enough but not exactly generating much excitement over and above being nice to drink. Medium length.

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