2013 Cornas Coteaux
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Showing much better from bottle than barrel, the 2013 Cornas Cuvee Coteaux has the classic, slightly feral quality that is the hallmark of this hot amphitheater with steep granite slopes, located in southern part of the Northern Rhône Valley. Olive, saddle leather, garrigue, black cherries and peppery herbs all emerge from this medium-bodied, solid, balanced and lengthy Cornas that has tons of character. Drink it anytime over the coming decade or more.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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Bright violet. Explosive black and blue fruit preserve scents are complicated by suggestions of incense, olive paste and smoky minerals. Pliant and sweet in the mouth, offering intense cherry liqueur and blueberry flavors brightened and lifted by juicy acidity and a peppery element. Shows a vibrant mineral quality on the penetrating finish, which features fine-grained tannins and hints of smoke and candied violet. Quite elegant for a Cornas, and balanced to age.
100% Syrah and Serine (60-100 years old). Les Chaillots, Patou and Les Eygats. Very dark purplish crimson. Phew, what a scorcher! Intensely expressive of the tar/burnt rubber spectrum of Syrah notes. As though burnt or scorched but with lots of ripe fruit too. It seems hugely embryonic at the moment, even though the ripeness could deceive drinkers into drinking it young. But there is clearly massive structure too. A hugely ambitious wine with some gamey quality. (JR)