Cornas 2021The 2021 Cornas from Philippe Pacalet reflects both the cooler nature of the vintage and Pacalet's minimalist approach to winemaking in this prestigious Northern Rhne appellation. The nose is precise and focused, offering dark fruits with particular clarity, accompanied by the classic Cornas signatures of cracked black pepper, violets, and pronounced granitic minerality. The aromatic profile shows remarkable definition, a characteristic of the cooler

which sits in the northern sector of Gevrey-Chambertin

The nose is expressive and deep

This is notably more floral in character with its pretty and ripe blend of red and dark berry aromas that are trimmed in plenty of warm earth elements

This is quite ripe but there is a lovely sense of freshness and vivacity to the concentrated

It has an extraordinarily pure bouquet with blackberry

Tasted February 2017

Rubenesque beauty will blow hedonists' minds

Beaurenard has excelled this vintage

vanilla pod and a touch of guava that is nicely contained and focused

complete with vintage maps in a pull-out drawer

The sample at the château showed a touch more backbone than the one at the London UGC tastings

The 2014 Duhart-Milon-Rothschild is clearly a level up in quality compared to the Moulin de Duhart this year