2010 Cornas, La Geynale, Domaine Vincent Paris, Rhône Large Formats and Mediterranean herbs that turns

and Mediterranean herbs that turns more floral and violet-laced with air

but even then

it’s a reminder of how good Bordeaux can be…

Don’t get me wrong

Intimations cede to certainties on the palate as encyclopaedic flavours defer to the reputations of vintage and House alike

2010 Cornas, La Geynale, Domaine Vincent Paris, Rhône Large Formats and Mediterranean herbs that turnsLa Geynale is a four hectare south facing vineyard perched immediately above the village and made up of soils of granite and crumbled loess. Robert Michel has now retired and Vincent is now stamping his identity on the wine, to outstanding effect here! Dark, dark fruit, a massive block of tannin and dark savoury fruit lurking beneath. One of my favourite wines of the entire week spent in the North.