Cornas, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Sooo seems 2010 Northern Rhône is ready! After a stunning 2010 Jamet in recent weeks I was inspired to try ‘10 Allemand. A multi-hour decant has it simply rocking, wafting distinctive, captivating Allemand aromatics of deep dark fruit, olive tapenade, charcuterie, violets and a liquid rock minerality. It’s at the point where fresh primary fruit meets the cusp of secondary, tertiary character. The palate is silky, vibrant and mineral with its structured tannins beginning to soften. I wonder how 2010 Reynard would compare. But Chaillot, with air, is most certainly ready, but of course only entering its prime drinking window. Love these wines!
Sooo seems 2010 Northern Rhône is ready! After a stunning 2010 Jamet in recent weeks I was inspired to try ‘10 Allemand. A multi-hour decant has it simply rocking, wafting distinctive, captivating Allemand aromatics of deep dark fruit, olive tapenade, charcuterie, violets and a liquid rock minerality. It’s at the point where fresh primary fruit meets the cusp of secondary, tertiary character. The palate is silky, vibrant and mineral with its structured tannins beginning to soften. I wonder how 2010 Reynard would compare. But Chaillot, with air, is most certainly ready, but of course only entering its prime drinking window. Love these wines!
Feb 10th, 2024Oh boy 2010 is huge. Definitely built for the long haul but showed wonderfully nonetheless. Northern Rhône King.
Oh boy 2010 is huge. Definitely built for the long haul but showed wonderfully nonetheless. Northern Rhône King.
Nov 1st, 2020
So good and deserved more time. Dark red fruit and berry, sour plum, tobacco and pencil shavings. Powerful and delicious.
So good and deserved more time. Dark red fruit and berry, sour plum, tobacco and pencil shavings. Powerful and delicious.
Oct 3rd, 2020
Tasted blind out of a decanter, this was not budging initially and felt lean, maybe stilted, and angular next to a plush 2015 Voge St. Jo. After an hour or two, the wine started to expand, and impress. Of course, after revealing, we were all present to the majesty of Thierry’s touch. This was not as brooding and dense as I remember it, rather, it felt like the wine was reluctant to strut its stuff until we required it to. Forget about the 2010’s for awhile.
Tasted blind out of a decanter, this was not budging initially and felt lean, maybe stilted, and angular next to a plush 2015 Voge St. Jo. After an hour or two, the wine started to expand, and impress. Of course, after revealing, we were all present to the majesty of Thierry’s touch. This was not as brooding and dense as I remember it, rather, it felt like the wine was reluctant to strut its stuff until we required it to. Forget about the 2010’s for awhile.
Dec 22nd, 2018Badass bottle full of elegantly brooding Cornas still deep in a place of youthful backwardness. Decanting for a few hours helps shed the layers of baby fat off this and what a pleasure to drink. Only up from here.
Badass bottle full of elegantly brooding Cornas still deep in a place of youthful backwardness. Decanting for a few hours helps shed the layers of baby fat off this and what a pleasure to drink. Only up from here.
Mar 2nd, 2018King
King
1 person found it helpfulOct 28th, 2016
Boom. This business has some perks.
Boom. This business has some perks.
Sep 6th, 2015Don't drink this!!! You can open it and bask in its spectacular aromas but the palate needs a few years...but man does it smell amazing!
Don't drink this!!! You can open it and bask in its spectacular aromas but the palate needs a few years...but man does it smell amazing!
Jun 29th, 2015
