The 2022 Cornas is both classic and rustic, with hints of ripe black fruits, earthy tones and leather on the nose. It’s full-bodied, fleshy and expansive, showing elevated flavor concentration. Beefy and monolithic, the... Read More

With the Côtes du Rhône Villages Roaix Les Hautes Granges, Madeline Ferran takes her hat off to the great Syrah wines of the northern Rhône. However, the vines in Roaix are planted not on granite, as there, but... Read More

Minervois, one of the finest AOCs in France's Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, produces red wines of distinction. The 2022 Domaine des Homs Clots de Pal is beautiful and fulfilling. This wine shines with aromas and flavors... Read More

I tasted six separately vinified and representative lieux-dit samples that will curate the final blend of the 2022 Côte-Rôtie. It isbecoming a distinctively floral Jamet, leaning toward black rather than red fruits.... Read More

The 2022 Hermitage from Jean-Louis Chave is broad and deep, bursting with aromas of smoke, licorice and dark wild berries mingled with delicate notes of fresh thyme and spices. Full-bodied, dense and powerful, layered and concentrated,... Read More

Pierre Rostaing has been shortening the cuvaison for this cuvée, and the 2020 Cote Rotie Ampodium received closer to three weeks on the skins than four. It's still impressively dark and rich, with scents of black olives,... Read More

Soft impression on the palate, though does have the Viallière elegance and violet aroma. Good concentration, slightly warming alcohol, velvety tannins. Actually quite robust in tannic weight on the finish, but acidity is... Read More

Lastly, and from the oldest vines in the Reynard and La Gnale lieux-dits, the 2022 Cornas La Geynale is not destemmed and spent 16 months in used barrels. Its on another level and brings a locked and loaded profile delivering... Read More

The broad-shouldered 2022 Cornas Granit 60 offers pronounced intensity of spice-box, cured meat, blackberry jam, cedarwood and wet tea bag alongside crushed violets and iodine subtleties. Full-bodied, concentrated and framed by... Read More

Vincent Paris Selections Crozes Hermitage 2022 offers a blend of Syrah from granite soils, with flavors of blackberry, black pepper, and a hint of smoked meat. This wine exemplifies Vincent Paris' commitment to organic farming... Read More

Joé's vineyards are planted with a variety of grapes, including Syrah, Grenache, Carignan, Aramon, Cinsault, and Rolle. Les Bruyères could be a blend of these grapes or a single-varietal wine from a specific... Read More

La Banniere has aromas of fresh red fruits alongside a subtle smokiness and a hint of dried meat. The palate is elegant and fresh with flavors of red and black berries and smooth, round tannins. A delicate minerality and savory... Read More

The 2022 Cornas Les Chaillots from Thierry Allemand was crafted by his son Théo using the same method as his father: 100% whole bunches, two to three days of carbon maceration and punching down instead of pumping over.... Read More

The 2022 Cornas Reynard is one of the wines of the vintage in Cornas. Revealing a deeper, more complex bouquet than Les Chaillots, with aromas of dark wild berries, spices, violet, flowers and mulberries, it's medium to full-bodied,... Read More