Cuvée Les Vieilles Fontaines Cornas Syrah

I thought this was the most complete and elegant of the trio of ‘12 Cornas we opened. Dark fruited, sinewy, meaty and herbal, floral and spicy notes add interest to a long and dramatic finish. Plenty of life ahead

Rustic, classic bacon/meat/pepper…just so good..

A really fragrant wine. Strawberry, plum some green peppercorns. A sour note and a lovely broad complex midpalate. Young and pretty delicious.

Very easy to like. Beautiful fruit with some nice pepper and slightly funky animalistic qualities

Medium bodied, iron-y, meaty, yet dare I say elegant for Cornas?

Fruitier style, richer body with more glycerin. Slightly higher abv, white pepper and red/black/blue fruits.

Another great one from last nights 2001 tasting at home. Served with grilled chicken thigh and spices of Hungarian paprika. Whoa!

Wound up and tight showing a lot of acid at the moment.

Fresh red meat, unfiltered character, purple fruit, bright acidity will age gracefully

Dry leather and smoke!