Allemand, Cornas Reynard Vintage:2012 seamless and impressively long

seamless and impressively long

the lack of a new Monfortino might be good or bad news

but couldn’t have asked for better teachers than Angelo and Lucia Gaja

The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and a little brine on the entry

Allemand, Cornas Reynard Vintage:2012 seamless and impressively longMore austere and structured, the 2010 Cornas Reynard offers up a thrilling array of graphite, crushed rock, liquid violet and both black and blue fruits on the nose. Gaining hints of bacon fat and game with air, it hits the palate with a full bodied, rich and concentrated profile that carries masses of sweet tannin, bright acidity and serious length. Give it 3 4 years of cellaring and enjoy it over the following two decades. Thierry Allemand has been