ZTF267A Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas La Geynale 2017
Special Price：$560/btl
Region： France / Rhone Valley / Northern Rhône / Cornas
Grape variety : 100% Syrah
Alcohol content：14 %
Volume : 750ml
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【Wine Advocate 95】 【Vinous 93】【Vivino 4.1】
ZTF267 Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas La Geynale 2012
Special Price：$650/btl
Region： France / Rhone Valley / Northern Rhône / Cornas
Grape variety : 100% Syrah
Alcohol content：14 %
Volume : 750ml
Vincent began cultivating in 1997 and now proudly owns eight hectares of land spanning the Northern Rhône Valley. Some of it sits perched on precariously steep slopes at the top of hills overlooking the village itself. In fact, the numbers on his Granit cuvées refer to the slope on which they are grown. His wines are unoaked and unfiltered, allowing the natural power of the vines and terroir to speak for itself. A bold move in his 20s, he went beyond expectations of Cornas, striving for freshness and refinement, blending power with elegance and finesse.
Granit cuvées are grown on east-facing granite slopes and are primarily made from destemmed fruit. His renowned La Geynale is one of only two south-facing slopes in Cornas (the other is Reynard), benefiting from a particularly warm microclimate. Made from 100-year-old vines, this cuvée is fermented exclusively with whole bunches; this results in a fragrance that matches its power. All of his Cornas wines are guaranteed to age extensively in the cellar.
This cuvée is made from Syrah, sourced from a plot of land near Valence on the right bank of the Rhône. Cornas boasts an ideal microclimate for cultivating the region's ancient Syrah vines, which grow in very poor soil on a rocky surface. The bunches are harvested by hand, destemmed, and crushed. Vinification then takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. Extraction imparts a beautiful hue to the wine, with frequent pumping and maceration that can last nearly a month. The wine is then aged in new barrels, where malolactic fermentation takes place. It is bottled after 18 months of aging.
"Dominique and Laurent produce 5,000 bottles of this wine each year, and it's a very long-lasting wine. Vincent Paris, one of the foremost Cornas experts, is a 'Cornas superstar' who makes some of the 'top wines of the appellation'" (Wine Advocate).
Paris is renowned for its ability to produce wines with exceptional fruit and intensity, which persists from their youth throughout their extremely long drinking windows. The key here is that Domaine Vincent Paris has always been very moderately priced, so they represent some of the best values in the entire Rhône.
(Vintage 2017)
【Wine Enthusiast 97】
Le Geynale is the producer's flagship Cornas sourced from top vineyard sites and old vines. Black cherry and plum flavors are dense and potent but nuanced by violet perfume and layers of iron, graphite and dried herb. Ripe, integrated tannins are appealing already but this massively complex wine begs further cellar age. It should reward drinking through 2040, likely further.
【Wine Advocate 95-97】
Vincent Paris's crowning achievement in 2017 is his 2017 Cornas la Geynale, which comes from 100-year-old vines on a parcel that faces due south. This is wild and woolly, boasting a wild ride of cracked pepper, blueberries, espresso and floral-herbal notes. Full-bodied and creamy-supple in texture on the mid-palate, it firms up on the long, long finish, ending with dusty tannins and plenty of grip.
【Vinous 94】
Opaque ruby. A deeply perfumed bouquet evokes ripe cherry and black currant, along with suggestions of smoky bacon, tobacco and incense. Seamless and broad on the palate, offering sweet black and blue fruit preserve and floral pastille flavors given spine by a core of juicy acidity. Rich yet energetic in style, displaying youthfully gripping tannins and impressive finishing clarity and persistence. This is the only wine from the Paris cellar to be made entirely with whole clusters.
(Vintage 2012)
【Wine Advocate 95】
My favorite of the trio (but not by much), the 2012 Cornas la Geynale normally is not destemmed, but in this vintage, no stems were used. Coming from a single plot of 100-year-old vines near the bottom of the famed Reynard lieu-dit and aged 18 months in older barrels, it’s a rock-star Cornas that exhibits a black/purple color to go with a huge bouquet of pepper, meat juice, black currants, wild herbs and crushed rock. Fabulously concentrated, full-bodied, rich and with stunning purity, it will need short-term cellaring and keep for 15-20 years.
【Vinous 93】
Vivid ruby. Intense aromas of cassis, blackberry, olive paste and floral pastilles, with a smoky mineral topnote. Pliant and appealingly sweet on the palate, offering vibrant dark berry liqueur flavors and an enlivening note of black pepper. Finishes long and spicy, with excellent focus and energy and dusty tannins that add shape and grip.
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