2010 Cornas Les Ruchets
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Inky ruby. Blackberry preserves and cherry-cola on the deeply scented nose and in the mouth. Weighty but lively, showing impressive concentration and a slow-building floral pastille quality. Becomes spicier with air and shows excellent clarity and focus. Dusty tannins give grip to the finish, which strongly echoes the blackberry note.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Josh Raynolds
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Glass-staining purple. Primary black and blue fruit aromas are complemented by textbook syrah flourishes of violet, licorice, olive and cracked pepper. Juicy and sharply focused, with very good depth to its spicy blackberry and blueberry flavors. Fine-grained tannins add shape and grip to a long, smoky, alluringly sweet finish.
Even darker than the Terres Brûlées, black at the core. This is more savoury but not yet expressive. There's that same dustiness but this is more smoky and doesn't have the delicacy of the Terres Brûlées. Rich and juicy, the tannins dense but without aggression. Very polished and fresh on the finish. (JH)