Cornas La Geynale, Domaine Vincent Paris 2015

The most traditional in style, with tons of peppery herbs, beef blood, iodine and violet aromas and flavors, as well as awesome amounts of black and blue fruit, the 2015 Cornas La Geynale comes from the oldest vines and steepest parcels of the estate, was not destemmed and spent 15 months in a variety of mostly used barrels and tanks. It's the finest wine made from this up and coming superstar (it surpasses the 2010) and offers a huge, full-bodied profile, thrilling purity of fruit, serious amounts of tannin (they're sweet, but there's lots of them) and a blockbuster finish. Forget bottles for 4-5 years and enjoy over the following two decades or more.

The 2015 Cornas La Geynale comes from the oldest vines of the estate and the lieux-dits of Reynard and La Genale, all steep, granite terroirs. This cuvée, which is never destemmed, is aged in older barrels. It's certainly the most classic in style, with more pepper, game, olives and earth, yet still possesses the same purity, fruit and wealth of material found in these cuvées. Full-bodied, deep, concentrated, structured and perfectly balanced, it’s an incredibly complete wine that will need to be forgotten for 4-5 years, and will keep for 10-15 years. Bravo!