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Domaine du Tunnel Cornas 'Vin Noir' 2020
Cornas AOC
From a small northern Rhône appellation and one of its finest domaines comes this superb Cornas. The grapes, all Syrah, are from three slopes of century-old vines to lend incredible intensity. Black pepper, liquorice, smoky black fruit and spice.
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Tasting notes
Silky tannins, muscular black fruit, with herbal spice and liquorice
Aroma
Blackberry, cassis, wild herbs, pepper, liquorice and undergrowth
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
Since Stéphane Robert and his wife Sandrine founded their domaine in 1994 they've attracted enormous praise from the likes of Decanter, Wine Spectator and Wine Advocate. The 11-hectare property stretches across three prestigious appellations – Cornas, Saint-Joseph and Saint-Péray – and their wines have become reference points for all three. Stunning complexity, richness, intensity and poise are apparent in every wine. Perhaps that should be of no surprise, when Stéphane was an apprentice at Domaine Jean-Louis Grippat – the beacon of Saint-Joseph. He has natural talent too. His Vin Noir takes three parcels of grapes from hillside vineyards over a century old, with 14 months ageing in barrel. Long, dense and complex, it will reward patience.
On Rhône 2020 vintage
