Les Ruchets Cornas Syrah

2018 vintage. Massive and overwhelming überripe summer blackberry nose and flavors throughout. Blackberry influence thins out somewhat; replaced by blueberries on the finish. Plenty of raw bacon and menthol flitting about. Equipped with a long, aging cork…was curious about this wine but it’s clearly much too much too soon in the game to tap this. Body initially massive but (d)evolved to sport a polished, nearly pinot-styled weighting after thirty minutes of air time. Need to buy three bottles and revisit in 5, 15 and 30 years. Priorities…

v18. Very good!!!! Soft cedar nose. Bright, rich, black cherry fruit. Velvety chocolate finish. “Simply” good!

Really excellent. Probably opened 5 years too soon. Intense bramble, stewed fruit on nose when opened; 30 min later, a creamy quality, with bark, earth, iron, dark fruit. Bottle #3, a gift from Aunnie in Lyon.