2018 Cornas Champelrose
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Deep, shimmering violet color. Powerful, mineral- and spice-accented aromas of ripe cherry, blueberry, licorice and candied flowers, with a subtle hint of olive in the background. Juicy and broad on the palate, offering appealingly sweet black and blue fruit, floral pastille and allspice flavors that show very food depth and clarity. Delivers an appealing blend of power and finesse and finishes long and spicy, with well-knit tannins that add a gentle final grip.
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The 2018 Cornas Champelrose comes all from pure granite soils and was brought up in 25% new French oak. This deep purple-hued effort offers a plump, rounded, full-bodied style with classic Cornas notes of smoked meats, black fruits, chocolate, and earthy minerality. As with all the wines from this team, the purity of fruit, tannins, and overall balance are spot on. This beauty is already hard to resist but should evolve for 10-12 years.
Not as rich or as deep as the other cuvées this year, Courbis's 2018 Cornas Champelrose is still a lot of fun to drink. It's medium to full-bodied, plush and creamy and loaded with black cherries and blackberry fruit. Drink it on release and for the next 7-8 years after that.