Thierry Allemand Cornas Reynard 2019

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Thierry Allemand
Label Name:
 
Cornas Reynard
Vintage:
 
2019
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Cornas, Northern Rhône
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.5%
Grape(s):
 
Syrah
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Vinous 98 (Josh Raynolds) ; Jeb Dunnuck 97+ ; Jancis Robinson 18. 5/20 (Alistair Cooper)

Tasting Note
Intensely perfumed black and blue fruits, candied licorice, violets and exotic spice with olive and smoky-bacon savory notes. Concentrated blackberry/cassis, vibrant mineral lift, juicy acidity, polished yet firm tannins and a long saline finish.

Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, braised beef, venison, cassoulet, grilled ribeye, aged hard cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, Korean BBQ (bulgogi, galbi), char siu, Sichuan-style beef, grilled miso aubergine.

Production Method
Minimal-intervention: 100% Syrah, gentle punch-downs (no pumping-over), slow ferment, gravity transfer; matured 18–24 months in used barrels and foudres, little/no new oak and low SO2 at blending.

Vineyard Info
Domaine Thierry Allemand — small, cult Cornas domaine founded in the 1980s. ~4–5 ha across Chaillot and Reynard lieux-dits; Reynard is the old-vine flagship. Organic practices, whole-cluster work and limited production.