Cornas, Les Vieilles Fontaines, Alain Voge

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Opaque ruby. Ripe dark berries, cola and fruitcake on the deeply perfumed nose. Plush and sweet on entry, then tighter in the middle palate, offering intense blackberry liqueur and bitter cherry flavours underscored and sharpened by juicy acidity. Finishes on a smoky mineral note, with outstanding energy and length and slow building tannins. This brawny Cornas really calls for patience, or at the very least a bit of time in a decanter.