Juicy, with a core of blackberry, raspberry and black currant compote flavors that bristles with energy, thanks to sweet tapenade, licorice root and singed mesquite notes mixed in. The finish is fine-grained and harnesses everything together nicely. Shows serious juice. Best from 2024 through 2038. 175 cases made, 15 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Northern Rh?ne / Cornas Select to Add

Bright, ripe and juicy in feel, with a mouthfilling blast of plum, red currant and blackberry compote flavors holding sway, delivering light anise, violet and singed olive wood notes throughout. Rock-solid. Best from 2023 through 2040. 125 cases made, 10 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Northern Rh?ne / Cornas Select to Add

Intense, featuring lots of vibrant black currant, bitter cherry and plum fruit, bristling with savory, olive and bay leaf notes. A racy chalky spine is embedded through the lengthy finish. Shows terrific energy. Best from 2022 through 2035. 175 cases made, 10 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Northern Rh?ne / Cornas Select to Add

Possessing more fat, richness and breadth than the Cuvee Coteaux, the 2015 Cornas Vieilles Vignes boasts a deep, saturated purple color with notes of blueberries, ripe black cherries, asphalt, crushed rock and licorice. This is a big, decadent beauty that has lots of baby fat, but also building, ripe tannin, excellent mid-palate depth and a great finish. Forget bottles for 5-6 years and enjoy over the following decade.

Broad and fleshy, this drips with raspberry coulis, blackberry paste and plum sauce flavors, showing a solid charcoal spine and lots of dark olive and tobacco details tucked into the finish. Well-packed for the vintage. A modern style of Cornas. Best from 2015 through 2025.??–JM??Region: France / Northern Rh?ne / Cornas Select to Add