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Cornas La Geynale, Domaine Vincent Paris 2016

RegionRhône
Subregion France > Rhône > Northern Rhône > Cornas
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietySyrah

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Tasting Notes

There are only about 3,000 bottles of the stunning 2016 Cornas la Geynale. Tasted from tank prior to bottling, it looks every bit the equal of the 2015—oozing with concentrated purple fruit and crushed stone but without that vintage’s massive tannins. The 100-year-old vines Paris works with at this site face south and achieved terrific ripeness, making the wine approachable relatively young.

95/97
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate (234), December 2017

The 2016 Cornas Geynale comes all from a single vineyard (the Geynale lieu-dit) and is never destemmed. It has rockingly old school notes of currants, cedarwood, ground pepper, and cured meats. Deep, rich, layered, beautifully textured on the palate, it's just loaded with charm, has terrific balance, no hard edges, and a big finish. It's surprisingly accessible (this cuvée almost always requires short-term cellaring) but is going to cruise for two decades on its balance.

95
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com, December 2018

This tiny production, single vineyard wine comes from 100-year-old vines on a south facing slope. Just 3,000 bottles of the 2016 will be made - which when combined with the price makes this a must-buy on release. A deep, brooding purple in the glass, the nose offers rich, concentrated, layered black frutis and savoury spices. Notes of clove and anise complement the hints of black pepper. The palate is powerful, yet balanced. Chocked full of black fruit, there is a mineral, iron-like quality that makes this quintessential Cornas. The tannins are robust as one would expect from the region, but they are so ripe that they melt through the mid-palate and onto the finish, which is very hedonistic in fruit and yet mineral and fine at the same time. A remarkable wine that should be more approachable than many Cornas, yet still have a great longevity for 15-20 years or more.

96
Farr Vintners, Farr Tasting, January 2018

As always, the 2016 Cornas La Geynale is the most classic in style. From the La Genale and Reynard lieux-dits and not destemmed, it boasts a deep purple/plum color, awesome notes of blackcurrants, crushed pepper, game and tapenade, full-bodied richness, and a stacked, concentrated profile on the palate. It's the most tannic of the lineup and will need 3-4 years of bottle age, but is brilliant stuff.

93/95+
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com, November 2008
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